UK Power Networks

UK data center load profiles

Utilisation by quarter

Mean half-hourly draw as a share of agreed capacity
ColocationEnterprise

By type and voltage

Bar: mean · tick: typical P95

The largest connections use the smallest share of what they contract.

Average day

Mean utilisation by hour
ColocationEnterprise

Quarterly snapshot

Mean utilisation and sites drawing above agreed capacity
QuarterAll sitesColocationEnterpriseChange on prior quarterSites above 100%Sites reporting

Spikes by site

Ranked by highest half-hourly reading · select a site for its full profile
SiteTypeVoltageMeanPeakPeak ÷ meanMonths above 100%Reporting

Above 100% means the site drew more than its maximum import capacity in that half hour. A site averaging above 100% is either running beyond its agreement or has an out-of-date capacity figure.

Methodology

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What is measured

Each reading is a data center’s half-hourly import divided by its meter’s maximum import capacity, both in kVA. UK Power Networks identified close to 100 operational sites, with at least 10 per voltage level, and classes each as colocation or enterprise. Sites are anonymised, and Azraq does not attempt to identify them.

How Azraq aggregates it

Quarterly and segment means are weighted by the number of readings. Typical P95 is the reading-weighted average of monthly P95 values, not a P95 across the quarter. Peak is the single highest half-hourly reading. Aggregates are recalculated from all readings on every daily refresh.

Limits

Utilisation is measured against agreed capacity, so a low figure can mean a site is over-contracted or still filling. Coverage is UK Power Networks’ licence areas only: London, the South East and the East of England.