Google Waltham Cross

FJI source-qualified: four-document gate met, including project-specific government evidence. Qualification evidence and decisions →

Project status: Google reports the data centre open; capacity and utilization undisclosed. Capacity scope: Part of a two-year £5 billion U.K. investment; campus capacity not disclosed. How we verify evidence.

Project and ownership

Alphabet / Google. One named campus or explicitly bounded multi-campus development; reported envelopes are not operating IT load.

Power, permits and delivery

Google reports the data centre open; capacity and utilization undisclosed

Financing and economics

Google includes the campus in a wider £5 billion U.K. investment program; site-level allocation and earnings are undisclosed.

Investor implications · Our analysis

Public-record evidence narrows development uncertainty but does not establish utilized compute, billable capacity, attributable earnings or a stock recommendation.

What to watch next

Verify campus capacity, operating load and expansion approvals

Risks and unknowns

IT capacity, utility load, utilization, campus-level investment and expansion schedule remain undisclosed.

Sources and verification

Four project-specific sources reviewed, including at least one public-agency record.

1. Company location disclosureGoogle

   Google identifies Waltham Cross as an operating data-centre location.

2. Company opening disclosureGoogle

   Google announced opening the campus as part of a two-year £5 billion U.K. investment.

3. Local government recordBorough of Broxbourne

   Broxbourne council records refer to planning permission for the Google data centre in September 2023.

4. Independent specialist reportingDatacenterDynamics

   DCD independently reported opening and noted that capacity was not disclosed.

Reviewed October 7, 2026 · Source audit