--- description: 10–50 MW operational data center in Watford, United Kingdom, operated by Digital Realty, on the NGESO grid. 2,472 MW of operating generation within 50 km. title: Digital Realty The Chess Building — Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United Kingdom](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/gb) · [London](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london) · The Chess Building # Digital Realty The Chess Building - Operator Digital Realty - Status Operational [Watford, GB](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london) **The Chess Building** is a data center operated by Digital Realty in Watford, GB. Its reported power capacity falls in the 10–50 MW range and it is currently operational. Power 10–50 MW Status Operational [Market London](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london) City Watford [Country GB](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/gb) Source: OpenStreetMap · Added Mar 18, 2026, not re-checked since · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london "Full DCPI breakdown") London [ISONGESO](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london)[DCPI composite10.1](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/london "Power outlook for London") [London market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/london) ## Market context Digital Realty The Chess Building is one of 435 facilities DC Hub’s London brief counts on the NGESO grid. The closest tracked facility is Elstree Customer Hosting Centre, about 10 km away. [Read the London market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/london) ## Location Area Watford, GB [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/51.64/-0.43) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/digital-realty-the-chess-building-bfa52db0) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationWatford, GB Reported capacity10–50 MW ## Power generation nearby DC Hub tracks 100 operating generating units totalling 2,472 MW within about 50 km of Watford, GB. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas1,432 MW · 8 units · 58% Utility-Scale Solar586 MW · 68 units · 24% Bioenergy409 MW · 13 units · 17% Wind44 MW · 11 units · 2% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [Elstree Customer Hosting Centre](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/imerja-ltd-elstree-customer-hosting-centre-4d6065e0) · Imerja Ltd · about 10 km - [Kao Data KLON-05](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/kao-data-kao-data-klon-05-b1ace65f) · Kao Data · about 11 km - [NTT London DC2 Hemel Hempstead](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ntt-ntt-london-dc2-hemel-hempstead-10f51e16) · NTT · about 13 km - [Kyndryl UK Ltd](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/unknown-kyndryl-uk-ltd-0f20776d) · Unknown · about 13 km - [Data Center 989525011](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/data-center-989525011-a4fe417e) · about 13 km - [NTT Hemel Hempstead 1 Data Center (HH1)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ntt-datas-global-data-centers-division-ntt-hemel-hempstead-1-data-center-hh1-7855647d) · NTT DATA's Global Data Centers division · about 13 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of Digital Realty The Chess Building in Watford, GB? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Digital Realty The Chess Building data center in Watford, GB: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/digital-realty-the-chess-building-bfa52db0) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="digital-realty-the-chess-building-bfa52db0"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-the-chess-building-bfa52db0#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-the-chess-building-bfa52db0", "name": "Digital Realty The Chess Building", "description": "Data center facility operated by Digital Realty in Watford, GB. 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