OVHcloud approved to link Roubaix data centers to Lille district heating

Lille's municipal government unanimously approved connecting OVHcloud's Roubaix data centers to the city's district heating network after ten years of study. The eight facilities, rated 8–12 MW each, use water cooling to feed heat into R Énergies' 31 km network with 105 MW of thermal capacity.

• OVHcloud runs eight data centers in Roubaix rated 8–12 MW each
• R Énergies network spans 31 km with 105 MW and ~117 GWh of heat a year
• The network's renewable and recovered energy rate is 77.2%
• Approval from Lille authorities took ten years of study