Similarly (https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/14/microsoft-data-center-uses-1-dutch-electricity https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/14/microsoft-data-center-uses-1-d...): “Micr

Similarly (https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/14/microsoft-data-center-uses-1-dutch-electricity https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/14/microsoft-data-center-uses-1-d...): “Microsoft’s oldest hyperscale data center in the Netherlands, a series of interconnected warehouses along the A7 in Middenmeer, currently consumes over 1 percent of all Dutch electricity […] At the end of 2024, data centers already accounted for 4.6 percent of the Netherlands’ total electricity consumption, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) calculated late last year. Grid operators expect this to grow to around 15 percent of all electricity used by 2030”