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Smedjebacken EcoDataCenter said on 25 August 2026 that it has signed an option agreement to buy 52 hectares in the Röbacken industrial area in Smedjebacken for its third campus, after Falun and Borlänge. Construction is expected to start in 2027 once permits are granted, with the first data center in operation in 2029.
The municipality and EcoDataCenter have had a letter of intent since 2019. The operator's release names a building permit and an environmental permit as conditions for construction, and gives 125 to 150 permanent jobs when fully built.
No power figure is given. The release says the company and the municipality plan to develop projects together that use the data center's surplus heat.
Data centre, Hylte (Hyltebruk, Västra Åkralt) — In development Panattoni data centre, Hässleholm Nord — Proposed Google Torsboda, Timrå — Announced EcoDataCenter Smedjebacken (Röbacken) — In development Fossefall AI factory, Jokkmokk — In development EcoDataCenter Norrsundet (Gävle) — Proposed Data centre, Ockelbo (Vallhalla, Lingbo) — In development Therma Loop data centre, Halmstad (Kistinge) — Proposed SunSpark data centre, Gotland (Visby) — Proposed Magnora data centre, Tranemo (Limmared) — Proposed SunSpark data centre, Torsås (Söderåkra) — Proposed Planned data centre, Enköping (Ullunda) — Proposed Magnora data centre, Hultsfred (Nyhagen) — Proposed Roofscapes data centre, Bräcke — Announced Verda AI centre, Sundsvall (Almåsen) — Announced EdgeConneX Skellefteå — In development Meta Luleå — Operational Google Horndal — Under construction Microsoft Gävle — Operational Microsoft Sandviken — Operational Microsoft Staffanstorp — Operational EcoDataCenter Falun — Partially operational EcoDataCenter Borlänge — Under construction atNorth SWE01 Kista — Operational atNorth SWE02 Akalla — In development atNorth SWE04 Sollefteå — In development Equinix SK1 — Operational Equinix SK2 — Operational Equinix SK3 — Operational Conapto Stockholm 3 North — Operational Digital Realty Stockholm — Operational STACK STO01 Stockholm — Operational Bahnhof Pionen — Operational Bahnhof Thule — Operational Bahnhof Gullan — Operational Bahnhof S:t Erik — Operational Bahnhof Sparven — Operational Conapto Stockholm South — Operational GleSYS Falkenberg — Operational GleSYS Stockholm — Operational evroc Arlandastad — Under construction Hydro66 Svenska, Boden — Operational Documented projects in the register Questions for a concrete establishment When are the environmental and building permit applications filed? What grid capacity is agreed for Röbacken, and with which grid owner? When is the option to buy the land exercised? Actors here EcoDataCenter
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