Amazon Web Services Frankfurt (EU-CENTRAL-1)
BFrankfurt am Main, Germany · DE · Amazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified
Environment
Water Stress
lowB
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
385 gCO₂/kWhA
IEA Electricity Information 2022, Germany, 2022
Grid RegionGermany National Grid (TransnetBW / TenneT)
Drought Risk
low
European Drought Observatory, 2023
Environmental Review
approved
Hesse state planning permit records
Facility
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2014
Capacity
350 MWD
Capacity estimated from Hesse state permit records and satellite analysis. AWS eu-central-1 is AWS's primary Central European region.
Location
50.1109, 8.6821 · DE
RegionFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Research statusVerified
Last verified2025-05-01
Evidence (2 sources)
Amazon 2023 Sustainability ReportHigh trust
Sustainability Report2023-07-01Amazon.com Inc.
Confirms operational status and scale of Amazon's Frankfurt campus as a major European hub.
AWS eu-central-1 (Frankfurt) is Amazon's primary Central European data center region for cloud and AI workloads.
Journalism2023-03-01Data Center Dynamics
Supports capacity estimate and confirms multi-campus scale from industry analysis.
AWS eu-central-1 spans multiple data center campuses in the Frankfurt area, with total IT load estimated at 300–400 MW.
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