Pillar sub-scores
A pillar mixes what is endured and what is chosen; a grade is not the average of the pillars. Energy ●●●●
EnergyB
Water ●●●●
WaterB
Land & biodiversity ●●●●
Land & biodiversityB
Local impact ●●●●
Local impactB
Transparency & governance ●●●●
Transparency & governanceB
“Rated B on site, C on project & process.”
Tracked indicators
| Indicator | Value | Reading | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | ||||
| Local grid carbon intensity How much CO₂ is emitted to produce the electricity the site will consume, based on the regional grid. The lower the value, the better. | 42 gCO2e/kWh | Measured | Fictional grid intensity dataset (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 · archived | |
| Grid connection capacity / proximity How easily the site can be connected to the power grid: available capacity and distance to the nearest substation. | adequate | Measured | Fictional connection capacity map (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Grid congestion / connection queue How congested the local grid is: the more saturated, the more the connection competes with other users. | moderate | Measured | Fictional connection queue registry (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| PUE (announced energy efficiency) The announced energy efficiency: total electricity used versus what actually powers computing. Closer to 1 is better. The lower the value, the better. | 1.18 PUE | Announced | Fictional permitting file, energy section (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Water | ||||
| Local water stress Water tension in the area: in an already water-scarce region, withdrawals weigh more heavily. | moderate | Measured | Fictional water restriction registry (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Water body status The ecological health of the affected river or aquifer, per the EU classification (from 'high' to 'bad'). | good | Measured | Fictional water body status report (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Basin withdrawal pressure How intensively water is already withdrawn from the basin: a heavily-tapped basin ill affords a new user. | low | Measured | Fictional withdrawal database (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Cooling technology + announced water volume The cooling technology chosen and the water volume it will consume, as announced by the operator. | hybrid_adiabatic | Announced | Fictional permitting file, cooling section (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Land & biodiversity | ||||
| Overlap / distance to protected areas How close the project is to protected natural areas (Natura 2000, nature reserves…). | distant_over_5km | Measured | Fictional protected areas layer (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Soil status (artificialized / natural / agricultural) What the land was before: already built (brownfield), natural, or farmland — sealing farmland or nature weighs most. | artificialized | Measured | Fictional soil status inventory (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Ecological corridors (TVB) Whether the project severs a wildlife corridor (green-and-blue network). | marginal | Measured | Fictional ecological corridors layer (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Project ground footprint The project's ground footprint in hectares: the larger, the greater the land impact. The lower the value, the better. | 12 hectares | Measured | Fictional building permit (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Avoid-reduce-offset measures / heat recovery Measures to avoid, reduce or offset harm, and to reuse the heat produced. | Not disclosed | — | Missing | Fictional ICPE dossier read — no heat-recovery/ERC commitment found (test read-trace) — accessed 2026-07-01 |
| Local impact | ||||
| Municipality socio-economic profile The host town's social profile. A safeguard: a project must never improve its grade by locating in a vulnerable town. | neutral | Measured | Fictional census profile (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Absorption capacity (project size vs municipality) The project's size relative to the town: a very large project in a small town disrupts more. The lower the value, the better. | 14.1 MW per 1000 inhabitants | Measured | Fictional census, municipality population 8500 (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Technological hazard / nearby Seveso sites The presence of hazardous industrial sites (Seveso) nearby, adding risk to the surroundings. | none_within_5km | Measured | Fictional industrial hazard registry (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Announced jobs The number of permanent jobs announced, relative to project size. More is better. The higher the value, the better. | 37.5 permanent jobs per 100 MW | Announced | Fictional operator press release, 45 permanent jobs (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Announced tax revenue The tax revenue the project would bring to the town, as announced. | announced_unquantified | Announced | Fictional council deliberation minutes (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Observed level of opposition The scale of observed opposition: appeals, petitions, mobilizations reported by the press. | local_isolated | Measured | Fictional local press review (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Elected officials' position (voted facts only) Elected officials' position as expressed by official votes only (council decisions), with no personal judgment. | favorable | Measured | Fictional council vote record (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Transparency & governance | ||||
| Consultation / consent / governance (procedural proxies) The quality of the democratic process: public inquiry held, environmental authority opinion, appeals, CNDP referral. |
| Measured | Fictional public inquiry registry (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
| Documentation transparency / file availability How genuinely accessible the project's file is to the public: published studies, figures and commitments. | partial | Measured | Fictional publication registry (test) — accessed 2026-07-01 | |
Operator response
Fictional operator response (test fixture): we confirm the announced PUE target and dispute nothing. (2026-06-20)
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State of the available data
22 indicators tracked · 17 measured · 4 announced (unverified) · 1 missing.
Contestation & signal
Sourced facts — never an input to the grade.
- Opposition led by local groups Carte communautaire (test) — accessed 2026-07-08 · archived
- Press: Local protest against the project Média local (test) — accessed 2026-07-08 · archived
- Online petition self-reported Plateforme de pétition (test) — accessed 2026-07-08
- Temporary municipal moratorium Délibération (test) — accessed 2026-07-08 · archived
Grade history
- Site grade at this dateBInitial scoring of fictional fixtures on draft methodology (engine bring-up)Project & process grade at this dateC
Methodology 0.1.0 · Scored on 2026-07-05 scoremydatacenter.org