dc2scale LIL1 (Lille Datacenter) is a data center operated by dc2scale SAS in Mons en Baroeul, FR. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Brussels data-center market on the ENTSOE-BE grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 78.6-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 Brussels — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Brussels — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Brussels operates 89 tracked data centers totaling 10 MW—a modest footprint dominated by a fragmented operator base. Bics Brussels leads with three facilities, while Digital Realty, Proximus Netcenter, and Unknown each operate two sites; AtlasEdge holds one. The market has recorded no recent M&A activity, signaling either maturity or stagnation depending on investor appetite. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is unambiguous for acquisition-focused capital. Brussels scores 13/100 on excess power—well below the 50-point threshold that typically signals expansion opportunity—while constraint registers at 66/100, indicating material grid and infrastructure friction. This combination creates a buyer's dilemma: limited power availability to support growth-stage deployments, coupled with high operational friction costs. Investors betting on rapid scaling or wholesale capacity additions should redirect…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 112 operating generating units totalling 1,966 MW within about 50 km of Mons en Baroeul, 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.
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