Scottish Colocation and Data Centre Market

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The Scotland data center market is located in the country of United Kingdom and within Western Europe. Scotland has 46 facilities.

The top providers in Scotland are DataVita (3 sites) and AI Pathfinder with 1 facility . The most popular facilities are iomart DC1 Glasgow and Pulsant: Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1.

Market Facts

Scotland Data Center Map

Scotland Power Growth Over Time

+0% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Largest Providers in Scotland

DataVita
Site
Power
Operational
2
12.4
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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AI Pathfinder
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Deep Green
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Asanti
Site
Power
Operational
2
6.5
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Largest Data Centers in Scotland

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
DataVita: Lanarkshire DV1
DV1, opened in 2016, stands as Scotland's premier, Uptime Institute-certified purpose-built co-lo...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Asanti: Livingston
Located in Scotland’s central belt, the Asanti Livingston Data Centre is a premier Tier III-compl...
NN Request Dataset
ATOS: Livingston
The facility is owned and operated by Atos Group, but since 2022 (and extended in 2025), a signif...
NN Request Dataset
Pulsant: Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1 NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Asanti: Hamilton
Located in the Hamilton International Technology Park, this facility provides 5,000 sq ft of rais...
NN Request Dataset

Regions in Scotland

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