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

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Project NameDigital Realty Paris 13: PAR13 Hyperscale
Location14 Rue de l'Orme à Moineaux, 91940 Les Ulis, France
StatusActive / Operational
CommissioningPhased site initialization with modern high-density expansions tracked active through June 2026
Total IT Load10.2 Megawatts (10.2 MW) net critical computing IT workload
Total Capacity15.0 Megawatts (15 MW) gross ultimate power capacity envelope
Tier LevelTier III Compliant (Concurrently maintainable infrastructure)
Project TypeHyperscale Data Center, Cloud Exchange Node, & Enterprise Hub

City Profile

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City NameParis
PopulationApprox. 2.1 Million
Urban AgglomerationApprox. 11 Million
City GDPApprox. USD 1 Trillion
Per Capita IncomeApprox. USD 65,000
City TierAlpha++ Global City
Key StrengthsTourism, 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 Capacity15 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 InvestmentMulti-million euro capital deployment spanning structural adaptation and heavy technical fit-out
Funding Direct corporate capital allocations and digital infrastructure credit financing

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