How big is Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)?

Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) has 100 MW of known IT capacity, located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. It ranks #217 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.

What is the status of Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)?

Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2022.

Who operates Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)?

Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) is operated by Google. Structured intelligence reports are available for Google Operator Report and Italy Country Report.

What energy source does Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) use?

Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.

AI data center dossier

Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)

Name: Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)
Address: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Milan, Lombardy, Italy/datacenters/google-milan-italy-ai-data-center.html

Operational Renewable 100 MW Mixed

Country

Italy

Operator

Google

Energy

Renewable

Known capacity

100 MW

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Readiness

100%

Sources attachedVerified

2 citations linked

CoordinatesPublished

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Timeline evidencePartial

1 dated field available

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Record Notes

Google Cloud's Milan region (europe-west8), launched in July 2022, is Italy's first hyperscale AI cloud region and serves as the primary Google Cloud access point for Italian enterprises, government agencies, and the broader Southern European market. The facility provides full Google Cloud AI services including Vertex AI, Document AI, and Translation AI under Italian data residency requirements.

Italy represents one of Google's strategic sovereign cloud investments in Europe. The Milan region was selected for its central location in northern Italy's industrial and tech hub, proximity to the Milan internet exchange (MIX), and access to Italy's renewable energy grid (heavily weighted toward hydropower and growing solar). Google committed to matching all electricity consumption with renewable energy certificates under the Italian Guarantee of Origin scheme.

The region supports Italian public administration AI projects under the Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) digital transformation agenda, which allocated billions for cloud migration. Italian financial institutions (Unicredit, Mediobanca) and automotive companies (Ferrari, Stellantis) use the Milan region for AI-driven analytics and inference workloads.

Taxonomy Links

Google

Italy

Operational

Renewable

100-500 MW

Mixed

Europe

Western Europe

2022

Milan

Analyst Flags

No obvious coverage gaps detected in the current structured record.

Timeline Signals

Earliest market signal2022

Nearby Facilities

Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.

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OVHcloud — Milan 3-AZ Region (MIL)

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201 km

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AWS — Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2

218 km

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Microsoft Azure — Switzerland North Region (Zurich)

218 km

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 80 MWOperational

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Intelligence Reports

Structured analysis covering this facility's operator and market context.

OperatorGoogle Operator Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV CountryItaly Country Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV

Frequently asked questions

How big is Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)?: Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) has 100 MW of known IT capacity, located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. It ranks #217 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
What is the status of Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)?: Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2022.
Who operates Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8)?: Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) is operated by Google. Structured intelligence reports are available for Google Operator Report and Italy Country Report.
What energy source does Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) use?: Google — Milan AI Data Center (Europe-West8) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.