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Equinix LD8, London Docklands
Equinix
London, LondonOperational Verified
Operational Equinix colocation facility in London Docklands (E14 9GE). The Environment Agency permit covers 64 MWth of standby generator thermal input, which is a heat input figure and not an IT-load capacity, so no capacity figure is recorded.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Equinix
- Location
- Harbour Exchange Square, London Docklands, London, E14 9GE, London, United Kingdom
- Status
- Operational
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
Power & grid
- Backup fuel
- Diesel
- On-site generation
- 17 diesel standby generators, about 64 MWth in total; four fitted with SCR and particulate filters; 500-hour annual emergency cap (EA decision document, Oct 2023).
Planning
- Planning reference
- EPR/DP3906BE/A001 (environmental permit)
- Planning decision
- Environmental permit issued
- Decision date
- 27 October 2023
Benefits vs drawbacks
Timeline
Environment Agency issued an environmental permit (EPR/DP3906BE/A001).
Source
Sources
- E14 9GE, Equinix (UK) Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/DP3906BE/A001
Secondary source · Environment Agency · 2023-10-27
- Decision document, Equinix (UK) Limited (EPR/DP3906BE/A001)
Secondary source · Environment Agency · 2023-10-16
Last verified
18 August 2026
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