Operational

Google Waltham Cross

Google · Cheshunt, United Kingdom

Google Waltham Cross is a operational data center project in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. This record brings together its location, estimated IT capacity, construction timeline, water-disclosure gaps and original sources.

Epoch AI · Checked 2026-09-15 · Owner confidence: confident

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Estimated operating IT capacity

88 MW

Source observation: 2026-04-23

Site water use

Not yet verified

No site-level value published in this atlas

Local water stress

Not yet assessed

Regional context has not been added

How to interpret this record. Epoch reports the site as operational; individual buildings may still be under construction. Capacity is an estimate of IT power, not metered electricity consumption. Sources were collected by Epoch AI; inclusion is not independent verification by our team.

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I am seeking publicly shareable information about water use at Google Waltham Cross in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. Could you please share the following for this specific project?

1. The latest annual water withdrawal and water consumption, with units and reporting period. Please distinguish measured use from projections, and site totals from cooling-only figures.
2. Water sources (drinking water, reclaimed/industrial water, rainwater or seawater), cooling method, and any seasonal or peak-day demand figures.
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Project timeline

Source notes reproduced from Epoch AI. Future projections are excluded. Status may have changed since the latest observation.

2026-04-23
Full buildout reconfirmed via high-resolution Pléiades-Neo satellite image; no capacity change since September 2025.
2025-09-01
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/).
2024-01-01
Land clearing begins (Sentinel-2 imagery).

Location

Land at Maxwell's Farm West, Great Cambridge Road, Cheshunt, EN8 8XH

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Dataset attribution: Epoch AI, CC BY.

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Frequently asked questions about Google Waltham Cross

Where is Google Waltham Cross?

Google Waltham Cross is listed at Land at Maxwell's Farm West, Great Cambridge Road, Cheshunt, EN8 8XH. The project is in Cheshunt, United Kingdom.

How much power does Google Waltham Cross use?

The latest source-backed estimate in this atlas is 88 MW of operating IT capacity, observed for 2026-04-23. This is an estimate of computing capacity, not metered annual electricity consumption.

How much water does Google Waltham Cross use?

No verified site-level water withdrawal or consumption figure has been added to this atlas. A missing figure means the value is not verified here, not that the project uses no water.