One Microsoft data center in Middenmeer, Netherlands, used 1.17 terawatt hours of electricity in 2025. This equals about 1 percent of the country's total consumption that year. National usage reached 116 TWh according to statistics. The facility is one of the largest in the region. Data centers overall consumed 4.2 percent of Dutch electricity in 2024. The revelation comes as the national grid faces pressure. Large facilities like this highlight growing energy demands from AI and cloud computing. Microsoft has contracts for renewable energy, but concerns remain about grid capacity and local impact. Other companies like Google have not disclosed similar figures citing business confidentiality. The Netherlands has restricted new large data centers in some areas.
One Microsoft data center in Middenmeer, Netherlands, used 1.17 terawatt hours of electricity in 2025. This equals about 1 percent of the country's total consumption that year. National usage reached 116 TWh according to statistics. The facility is one of the largest in the region. Data centers overall consumed 4.2 percent of Dutch electricity in 2024. The revelation comes as the national grid faces pressure. Large facilities like this highlight growing energy demands from AI and cloud computing. Microsoft has contracts for renewable energy, but concerns remain about grid capacity and local impact. Other companies like Google have not disclosed similar figures citing business confidentiality. The Netherlands has restricted new large data centers in some areas.