Environmental permit grantedCaterpillar

Amazon Data Services UK Limited data centre in Houghton Regis, United Kingdom

Latest document dated 29 Jan 2026, from Environment Agency. Official document

Location of the project in Europe. Grey dots: other projects in the index.

backup generators: 42
MW of generator thermal input: 324.6

The backup fleet in the filing

Each block is one generator set: 42 in all.

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Public documents for this project, and what our daily checks found.

29 Jan 2026
Environmental permit granted
Environment Agency. Official document
9 Nov 2026
Official document online at our check
Checked every day since 9 Nov 2026.
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The record

Standby Atlas recordGB-BDF-HOUGHTONREGIS-AMAZON-LINMERE

Location: Houghton Regis (Sundon Road), United Kingdom
Operator or project company: Amazon Data Services UK Limited
Stage: Environmental permit granted
Filing date: 29 Jan 2026
IT load: Not stated in the filing
Grid connection: Not stated in the filing
Backup generators: 42
Generator thermal input: 324.6 MW
Engine makes named: Caterpillar

Source: Environment Agency. Checked on 9 November 2026.

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