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The Netherlands capped hyperscale data centres by hectares and megawatts

A Dutch national interim decision of February 2022 defined a hyperscale data centre as one exceeding 10 hectares with electrical power of 70 megawatts or more and suspended new establishment nationwide outside two named municipalities. Amsterdam and Haarlemmermeer had already capped local growth in megavolt amperes to 2030.

The verdict

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A reliable secondary source carries it, and the primary document could not be reached. Printed with this label, never as verified.

Key facts

What the sources say

Record ID
AIA-2026-0021
Kind
Siting, permitting and tax
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Last verified
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  • The national definition reported is a facility exceeding 10 hectares with electrical power of 70 megawatts or more.
  • The interim decision adopted on 16 February 2022 blocked new hyperscale establishment nationwide except in the municipalities of Hollands Kroon and Het Hogeland, and ran for nine months while permanent rules were drafted.
  • Amsterdam's policy allowed a maximum increase of 670 MVA to 2030 and Haarlemmermeer allowed 550 MVA over the same horizon.
  • This record is reported: the Dutch government instrument itself was not reachable for this build, so no primary source is listed.
  • Local caps are expressed in megavolt amperes, an apparent power unit, and are not converted here.

Figures

Every number, with who measured it and when

  1. 10 hectares

    Site area in the reported Dutch hyperscale definition

    DLA Piper, Data centers in the Netherlands, a shifting landscape, secondary source, as of .

  2. 70 MW

    Electrical power in the reported Dutch hyperscale definition

    DLA Piper, Data centers in the Netherlands, a shifting landscape, secondary source, as of .

  3. 670 MVA

    Amsterdam local growth allowance to 2030, as reported

    DLA Piper, Data centers in the Netherlands, a shifting landscape, secondary source, as of .

  4. 550 MVA

    Haarlemmermeer local growth allowance to 2030, as reported

    DLA Piper, Data centers in the Netherlands, a shifting landscape, secondary source, as of .

What it changes

For an operator, a utility or a community

An operator should note that the Dutch instrument is a planning rule with numeric triggers, so the size of the building and the size of the connection both decide whether a project is lawful. A utility should expect the cap to be expressed in apparent power at the local level. A community should see that the earliest European limits on data centre growth came from spatial planning, not from energy regulators.

Sources

What this record was verified against

  1. DLA Piper, Data centers in the Netherlands, a shifting landscapeSecondary · 28 April 2022

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According to the GAGE AI Infrastructure Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), the netherlands capped hyperscale data centres by hectares and megawatts.
APA
GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). The Netherlands capped hyperscale data centres by hectares and megawatts. AI Infrastructure Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0021-netherlands-hyperscale-limits-and-local-caps
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"The Netherlands capped hyperscale data centres by hectares and megawatts." AI Infrastructure Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0021-netherlands-hyperscale-limits-and-local-caps.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "The Netherlands capped hyperscale data centres by hectares and megawatts." AI Infrastructure Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0021-netherlands-hyperscale-limits-and-local-caps.
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