How many AI data centers use hydroelectric energy?

14 tracked facilities are tagged with hydroelectric energy sourcing, representing 3.0 GW of selected tracked capacity.

Energy Source

Hydroelectric

AI data centers powered by Hydroelectric energy — operators, countries, and build status compared. 14 facilities with 3.0 GW of selected tracked capacity.

Facilities

Tracked Capacity

3.0 GW

Operators

Countries

Operational

Capacity Pipeline

3.0 GW of selected tracked capacity across 14 facilities.

Operational1.3 GW43%7

Under Construction1.3 GW44%5

Planned400 MW13%2

Data Quality

100% cited

100% capacity published

100% geolocated

57% dated

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Pre-built matchups involving Hydroelectric — facility count, capacity, status mix, and energy breakdown side by side.

HydroelectricvsNuclear

Market Composition

How this slice breaks down

Status, operator concentration, and energy profile across 14 facilities.

Status distribution

Operational750%

Under construction536%

Planned214%

Top countries by capacity

Google640 MW Bell Canada (BCE)500 MW Huawei Cloud400 MW Bulk Data Centers300 MW Digital Realty300 MW OpenAI, Nscale & Aker230 MW

Energy mix

Renewable750%

Other / Unknown750%

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Frequently asked questions

How many AI data centers use hydroelectric energy?: 14 tracked facilities are tagged with hydroelectric energy sourcing, representing 3.0 GW of selected tracked capacity.

Facilities

Facility	Operator	Location	Capacity ↓	Status	Energy	Workload	Sources
Bell AI Fabric Data Center Network (British Columbia)	Bell Canada (BCE)	Canada British Columbia	500 MW	under construction	Other	Mixed	2
Google — The Dalles Oregon Data Center	Google	United States Oregon	400 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed	2
Huawei Cloud — Guizhou AI Data Center	Huawei Cloud	China Guizhou	400 MW	operational	Other	Mixed	2
Bulk Data Centers — N01 AI Campus	Bulk Data Centers	Norway Agder	300 MW	under construction	Other	Training	1
Digital Realty UK AI Mega-Campus	Digital Realty	United Kingdom London/Slough	300 MW	planned	Renewable	Training	1
Google — Skien AI Campus	Google	Norway Telemark	240 MW	under construction	Other	Mixed	1
Stargate Norway — Narvik AI Gigafactory	OpenAI, Nscale & Aker	Norway Nordland	230 MW	under construction	Other	Training	1
Vantage Data Centers Quebec Expansion (Montreal & Quebec City)	Vantage Data Centers	Canada Quebec	178 MW	operational	Other	Training	1
Amazon Web Services — EU-NORTH-1 Stockholm Region	Amazon Web Services	Sweden Stockholm	150 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed	2
Ethiopia — National AI Factory	Ethiopian AI Institute & International Investors	Ethiopia Addis Ababa	100 MW	planned	Other	Training	1
atNorth ICE02 AI Data Center	atNorth Crusoe Opera	Iceland Southern Peninsula	80 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed	3
Green Mountain AI Data Center (Rjukan)	Green Mountain AS Hewlett Packard Enterprise	Norway Vestfold og Telemark	50 MW	operational	Renewable	HPC / Supercomputing	2
NVIDIA AI Factory — Helsinki, Finland	NVIDIA CSC (Finnish IT Center for Science)	Finland Uusimaa	40 MW	under construction	Renewable	Mixed	2
LUMI AI Supercomputer Data Center	CSC – IT Center for Science EuroHPC JU Hewlett Packard Enterprise	Finland Kainuu	7 MW	operational	Renewable	HPC / Supercomputing	2