Stockholm has the objective to make its heating system entirely fossil fuel free by 2030. As part of that, Stockholm Exergi is targeting to replace remaining fossil fuel based production with an increasing amount of heat recovery from data centers. Today, the company has contracted heat recovery corresponding to 3.5% of the city's heating need, and the target is to reach 10%. Last year, the amount of heat recovery increased more than 35%.
The Brista site is part of Stockholm Data Parks objective to launch sites for sustainable data center operation with paid-for heat recovery. Like other Stockholm Data Parks sites, the Brista site is zoned for data centers, and the required power, fiber and heat recovery infrastructure is available or prepared, in order to speed-up the decision and construction processes for data center investors and operators. The site is located in Brista, in the municipality of Sigtuna, 32 km from the city center and 8 km from Stockholm's international airport, Arlanda.
From the start, 220.000 square meters and 20 MW of power are available. In 2022, 30 MW of power will be available, and the grid owner is exploring plans to provide the area with up to 100 MW towards the end of the next decade. Work is also ongoing to extend the land area with another 400.000 square meters.
“We are excited to launch the Brista site today. We have been working hard over the last year to complement our portfolio of available sites with a large greenfield area that corresponds to the needs of larger data center operators. This site will be part of the very dynamic development happening in Sigtuna and around Arlanda airport. Its contribution in terms of heating to the area and the rest of Stockholm will be significant,” says Erik Rylander, Head of Stockholm Data Parks at Stockholm Exergi.
