RelAix Networks hex/AC

RelAix Networks hex/AC is a data center operated by RelAix Networks GmbH in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE. 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.

Status
Operational
Market
Aachen
State
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country
DE

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Brussels — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

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…

Location

Area Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketBrussels
Grid operatorENTSOE-BE
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power78.6 months
LocationAachen, DE

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around RelAix Networks hex/AC in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

NETALI-NETRelAix Networks

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 247 operating generating units totalling 14,861 MW within about 50 km of Aachen, DE. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Coal6,206 MW · 10 units · 42%
Oil/Gas5,383 MW · 24 units · 36%
Wind1,186 MW · 62 units · 8%
Hydropower1,164 MW · 2 units · 8%
Utility-Scale Solar730 MW · 143 units · 5%
Bioenergy192 MW · 6 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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