Status: Live / Commissioning | Location: Skådalsvegen, Skien, Telemark, Norway
Officially commissioned on February 23, 2026, the Google Skien Data Center is a €600 million landmark project representing Norway’s first hyperscale entry by Google. Situated approximately 130 km south of Oslo, the facility is designed to handle a massive share of Google’s global storage and AI processing, including Search, YouTube, and Workspace. The site is a masterclass in Nordic efficiency, utilizing Norway’s virtually emission-free power grid—primarily driven by hydropower. A unique feature of the project is its potential for waste-heat recovery, with plans to support local district heating for up to 600,000 apartments. The campus is built using modular construction blocks and is engineered for high-density AI clusters, making it a critical node for Google’s European cloud services and its "fossil-free by 2030" initiative.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Google Skien Norway: 240MW Hyperscale AI-Ready Data Center |
| Location | Skådalsvegen, Skien, Telemark, Norway |
| Status | Live / Commissioning |
| Project Type | Hyperscale / AI-Native Infrastructure |
| Commissioning | 🔒 Subscriber Intelligence |
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| Header | Details |
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| City Name | Skien |
| Population | Approximately 55,000 |
| Urban Agglomeration | Around 75,000 |
| Economic Profile | 🔒 Detailed city intelligence available to subscribers |
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