Google Waltham Cross Data Center

Waltham Cross / Cheshunt, England, United KingdomOperating

Headline capacity: Not established in published records
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

Google opened its air-cooled Waltham Cross data center in 2025 after announcing a US$1 billion site investment. Google Waltham Cross Data Center is located in Waltham Cross / Cheshunt, ENG, GB and is a data center campus in operating status.

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Waltham Cross operating facilityOperational

1 building

One public facility boundary; internal data halls and expansion phases remain undisclosed.

Milestones (3)

Google announces US$1 billion Waltham Cross investment and active build

Jan 18, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked

Google opens Waltham Cross data center

Sep 16, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Commercial operation

Source not linked

Broxbourne carries heat-network feasibility into 2026–2028 action plan

Mar 2026 · Event timing type not established

Status not stated · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

Google

Developer · Operator · Owner

Sources by role

Developer (1)

Google set to build new data centre in Cheshunt · Jan 22, 2024 · Corroborating

Developer / Owner (1)

Our $1 billion investment in a new UK data centre · Jan 18, 2024 · Primary

Operator (1)

Our new Waltham Cross data center is part of our two-year £5 billion investment · Sep 16, 2025 · Corroborating

Operator (1)

Waltham Cross, United Kingdom · Primary

Owner (1)

Waltham Cross, United Kingdom · Corroborating

Other participants (1)

Borough of Broxbourne

Government authority

Sources by role

Government authority (1)

Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan 2026–2028 · Mar 1, 2026 · Corroborating

Government authority (1)

Google set to build new data centre in Cheshunt · Jan 22, 2024 · Primary

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Site specific investment

Actual

$1 billion

Source

Broader uk investment program

Actual

£5 billion

Source

Financing records

Project capital investment

$1bn

Jan 18, 2024

Site-specific Waltham Cross investment announcement.

Parties & sources

Google (Sponsor)

Sources (1)

Our $1 billion investment in a new UK data centre · Jan 18, 2024

Site & development

Campus site area

Actual

33 acres

Source

Construction announced

Actual

True

Source

Construction supplier count greater than

Actual

250 companies

Source

Offsite heat recovery ready

Actual

True

Source

Technical specifications

Advanced air cooling

Actual

True

Source

Water use limited to domestic use company claim

Actual

True

Source

Additional project facts

Opened

Actual

True

Source

Opening date

Actual

2025-09-16

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)

Cooling system

Operational

Advanced air cooling; company says water use is limited to domestic use.

Heat reuse

Secured or contracted

Facility is equipped to support off-site heat recovery; local authority still lists network feasibility work.

Renewable energy supply

Reported context

Project map

1 of 1 project point mapped

Infrastructure facts

Mapped records

Capacity figures

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Google Waltham Cross Data Center3 facts · updated 2026-10-28

Power & interconnection: 1Cooling & water: 2

Permit · Status not stated

Waltham Cross data centre

Borough of Broxbourne

Jan 22, 2024

Sources (1)

Google set to build new data centre in Cheshunt · Jan 22, 2024 · Primary

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.