Digital Realty Paris 13: PAR13 Hyperscale
Status: Active / Operational | Location: 14 Rue de l'Orme à Moineaux, 91940 Les Ulis, France
Project Overview
Digital Realty’s Paris 13 (PAR13) data center stands as a critical hyperscale infrastructure asset within the highly sought-after southwest technology corridor of Les Ulis, one of the Paris region’s most established hubs for digital innovation, telecommunications, and enterprise connectivity. Occupying an impressive gross building footprint of approximately 233,092 square feet (21,655 square meters), the facility has been purpose-built to support the demanding requirements of hyperscale cloud providers, large enterprises, content delivery networks, and data-intensive organizations undergoing digital transformation. PAR13 offers flexible, multi-megawatt deployment options that can be tailored to a wide range of operational needs, enabling customers to scale computing, storage, and networking resources efficiently while maintaining high levels of performance and reliability. As an integral component of Digital Realty’s global PlatformDIGITAL® ecosystem, the facility provides seamless access to a vast interconnected environment of data centers, allowing organizations to place critical workloads closer to users, partners, and cloud services. This strategic integration facilitates low-latency connectivity to leading public cloud platforms, regional internet exchanges, telecommunications carriers, and enterprise networks, supporting real-time applications, hybrid cloud architectures, artificial intelligence workloads, and mission-critical business operations. The facility incorporates advanced engineering designs focused on operational resilience, including highly redundant power and cooling infrastructures that help ensure continuous availability and business continuity. Sustainability and energy efficiency are also central to PAR13’s design philosophy, with optimized mechanical systems and modern environmental controls aimed at reducing energy consumption while supporting high-density computing environments. In addition, the data center employs comprehensive physical and digital security measures, including layered access controls, continuous monitoring, surveillance systems, and strict operational procedures designed to protect customer assets and sensitive information. PAR13 adheres to internationally recognized compliance and security frameworks, including ISO 27001 for information security management and HDS certification for healthcare data hosting, providing customers with confidence that their critical workloads are hosted within a secure, resilient, and globally connected digital infrastructure platform capable of supporting long-term growth and innovation.
Quick Facts
| Field | Value |
| Project Name | Digital Realty Paris 13: PAR13 Hyperscale |
| Location | 14 Rue de l'Orme à Moineaux, 91940 Les Ulis, France |
| Status | Active / Operational |
| Commissioning | Phased site initialization with modern high-density expansions tracked active through June 2026 |
| Total IT Load | 10.2 Megawatts (10.2 MW) net critical computing IT workload |
| Total Capacity | 15.0 Megawatts (15 MW) gross ultimate power capacity envelope |
| Tier Level | Tier III Compliant (Concurrently maintainable infrastructure) |
| Project Type | Hyperscale Data Center, Cloud Exchange Node, & Enterprise Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | Paris |
| Population | Approx. 2.1 Million |
| Urban Agglomeration | Approx. 11 Million |
| City GDP | Approx. USD 1 Trillion |
| Per Capita Income | Approx. USD 65,000 |
| City Tier | Alpha++ Global City |
| Key Strengths | Tourism, luxury fashion, finance, technology, culture, education, transportation |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Digital Realty |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | PlatformDIGITAL® Connected Community Network |
| Construction Contractor | Leading European Mission-Critical Technical Builders |
| MEP Engineering | Digital Realty Global Design & Infrastructure Engineering Group |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral ecosystem delivering direct physical pathways to France IX and over 170 unique telecom and cloud providers |
| Power Infrastructure | Réseau de Transport d'Électricité (RTE) French National Grid Network |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 15 MW gross utility transformer capacity supporting high-density configurations |
| UPS Redundancy | $N+1$ block-redundant static solid-state UPS topologies paired with industrial standby diesel generators |
| Cooling System | Energy-efficient $N+1$ closed-loop chiller arrays and free-cooling infrastructure engineered to ASHRAE thermal regulations |
| Connectivity | Dual-entry subterranean telecom vaults with diverse, concrete-hardened routing for multi-carrier protection |
| PUE Target | $\le 1.25$ design-optimized annualized operating configuration under active workloads |
| Energy Mix | 100% matched with carbon-free and renewable energy guarantees, utilizing European green power purchase certificates |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Initial site acquisition and campus master plan integration formalized mid-development |
| Construction Start | Core structural framing and primary utility line trenching executed sequentially |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Primary data halls and baseline power blocks successfully handed over to operational management |
| Full Buildout | Continuous internal space optimizations and dense cooling retrofits tracking completely active through June 2026 |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Multi-million euro capital deployment spanning structural adaptation and heavy technical fit-out |
| Funding | Direct corporate capital allocations and digital infrastructure credit financing |