Pillar sub-scores

A pillar mixes what is endured and what is chosen; a grade is not the average of the pillars.
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Energy
Energy
Water
Water
Land & biodiversity
Land & biodiversityB
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Local impact
Local impact
Transparency & governance
Transparency & governance

“Rated B on site; project data insufficient to grade project & process.”

Tracked indicators

IndicatorValueReadingStateSource
Energy
Local grid carbon intensity How much CO₂ is emitted to produce the electricity the site will consume, based on the regional grid. The lower the value, the better. 18.4 gCO2e/kWh Measured Fraunhofer energy-charts.info — CH grid CO2-equivalent intensity, 12-month mean 2025-07-14..2026-07-14 (18.4 gCO2/kWh, n=8757; zone CH) — accessed 2026-07-14
Grid connection capacity / proximity How easily the site can be connected to the power grid: available capacity and distance to the nearest substation.
Grid congestion / connection queue How congested the local grid is: the more saturated, the more the connection competes with other users.
PUE (announced energy efficiency) The announced energy efficiency: total electricity used versus what actually powers computing. Closer to 1 is better. The lower the value, the better. — PUE
Water
Local water stress Water tension in the area: in an already water-scarce region, withdrawals weigh more heavily. no_stress Measured WRI Aqueduct 4.0 baseline water stress at point — 'Low (<10%)' (bws_cat 0/4) — accessed 2026-07-14
Water body status The ecological health of the affected river or aquifer, per the EU classification (from 'high' to 'bad'). Not disclosed Missing
Basin withdrawal pressure How intensively water is already withdrawn from the basin: a heavily-tapped basin ill affords a new user.
Cooling technology + announced water volume The cooling technology chosen and the water volume it will consume, as announced by the operator.
Land & biodiversity
Overlap / distance to protected areas How close the project is to protected natural areas (Natura 2000, nature reserves…). adjacent_under_1km Measured EEA CDDA (nationally designated protected areas — includes EEA/Norway) — overlap by distance ring (Gastermatt) — accessed 2026-07-14
Soil status (artificialized / natural / agricultural) What the land was before: already built (brownfield), natural, or farmland — sealing farmland or nature weighs most. artificialized Measured Corine Land Cover 2018 (EEA) — CLC code 112 at point (EU-wide; no national zoning source in v0) — accessed 2026-07-14
Ecological corridors (TVB) Whether the project severs a wildlife corridor (green-and-blue network). Not disclosed Missing
Project ground footprint The project's ground footprint in hectares: the larger, the greater the land impact. The lower the value, the better. — hectares
Avoid-reduce-offset measures / heat recovery Measures to avoid, reduce or offset harm, and to reuse the heat produced.
Local impact
Municipality socio-economic profile The host town's social profile. A safeguard: a project must never improve its grade by locating in a vulnerable town.
Absorption capacity (project size vs municipality) The project's size relative to the town: a very large project in a small town disrupts more. The lower the value, the better. Not disclosed Missing
Technological hazard / nearby Seveso sites The presence of hazardous industrial sites (Seveso) nearby, adding risk to the surroundings.
Announced jobs The number of permanent jobs announced, relative to project size. More is better. The higher the value, the better. — permanent jobs per 100 MW
Announced tax revenue The tax revenue the project would bring to the town, as announced.
Observed level of opposition The scale of observed opposition: appeals, petitions, mobilizations reported by the press. Not disclosed Missing
Elected officials' position (voted facts only) Elected officials' position as expressed by official votes only (council decisions), with no personal judgment. Not disclosed Missing
Transparency & governance
Consultation / consent / governance (procedural proxies) The quality of the democratic process: public inquiry held, environmental authority opinion, appeals, CNDP referral.
Documentation transparency / file availability How genuinely accessible the project's file is to the public: published studies, figures and commitments.

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State of the available data

22 indicators tracked · 4 measured · 0 announced (unverified) · 5 missing.

Grade history

Methodology 0.1.0 scoremydatacenter.org