Updated Jul. 28, 2026

Google Waltham Cross

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Google Waltham Cross is an operational AI data center with AI chips owned by Google and possibly used by Google DeepMind. It hosts an estimated 124k H100-equivalents of compute, supported by 88 MW of IT power at a capital cost of $3.3 B. We estimate that it uses Google TPU v6e and Google TPU v7 chips.

The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, our cooling equipment power model, chip availability, and chip efficiency.

The facility uses advanced air-cooling instead of water-cooling to minimize water use, and is equipped for off-site heat recovery — capturing waste heat to warm nearby homes, schools and businesses for free.

OWNER Google STATUS Operational USER Google DeepMind
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Satellite view of Google Waltham Cross

Satellite imagery

Latest: Apr. 22, 2026 · 1 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

124k H100-eq

2.45e20 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

88 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

88 MW

CURRENT COST

$3.3 B

PROJECTED COST

$3.3 B

HardwareGoogle TPU v6e, Google TPU v7

CoolingAir-cooled chiller

Buildout

Jan 1, 20240K H100e
Jan 1, 2024

Land clearing begins (Sentinel-2 imagery).

Sep 1, 2025

Building complete and operational; full buildout reached. Sentinel-2 imagery shows the building finished with components installed and cars in the car park. Confirmed by Google's official blog post announcing the Waltham Cross data centre opening (https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/waltham-cross-data-centre/).

Compute
124kH100-eq
IT Power
88MW
Cost
$3.3B
Apr 23, 2026

Full buildout reconfirmed via high-resolution Pléiades-Neo satellite image; no capacity change since September 2025.

Compute
124kH100-eq
IT Power
88MW
Cost
$3.3B

Sources

  1. Google — Waltham Cross data centre page
  2. Google opening announcement (Sept 2025)
  3. Project Saracen scoping report (Broxbourne planning application ref 07/18/1181/O)
  4. Planning application description (CPRE Hertfordshire)

Read more about our methodology.