AWS EU West 3 (Paris) is a data center operated by AWS in Paris, FR. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Paris data-center market on the ENTSOE-FR grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 33.6-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Paris — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Paris — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Paris hosts 295 tracked facilities totaling 356 MW across a fragmented operator base, with no single dominant player. Equinix maintains the largest presence with 24 MW across multiple entries, followed by Digital Realty at 15 MW, while 19 MW remains attributed to operators with incomplete naming conventions. Recent ground-breaking activity by Digital Realty and a 75 MW partnership between Segro and Pure DC underscore continued infrastructure investment in the region, though these represent early-stage commitments rather than operational additions to the current base. The DCPI verdict of AVOID reflects structural constraints that should deter most acquisition strategies. The constraint score of 60/100 places Paris in the high-friction zone—comparable to Marseille's 58/100—signaling grid connection bottlenecks, permitting delays, or power availability friction that materially limits…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 52 operating generating units totalling 1,942 MW within about 50 km of Paris, FR. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Paris tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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