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# Google opens GBP 5 billion UK data centre programme with Waltham Cross site
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-16-google-uk-5bn-waltham-cross/
- Published: 2025-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:46.000Z
- Description: Google will invest GBP 5 billion over two years in UK data centres, AI research and jobs. Chancellor Rachel Reeves opened the new Waltham Cross facility the same day, partly powered under a Shell renewable energy deal.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Google, "Our new Waltham Cross data center is part of our two year, GBP 5 billion investment", 16 September 2025](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/waltham-cross-data-centre/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish how much of the GBP 5 billion has been spent beyond the Waltham Cross site.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)