**The source defines scale colocation data centers as "very large facilities that are built-to-scale and/or powered shells by colocation data center operators; typically, 20 MW."
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Colocation data center build and install investment in Europe, by type 2024-2031
Investment in the construction and installation of scale colocation data centers is set to surpass ** billion euros by 2031. Investment in traditional colocation facilities, meanwhile, is set to remain below *** billion euros.
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European Data Centre Association. (February 6, 2026). Colocation data center construction and installation investment in Europe from 2024 to 2031, by type (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1659983/colocation-data-center-investment-europe/
European Data Centre Association. "Colocation data center construction and installation investment in Europe from 2024 to 2031, by type (in billion euros)." Chart. February 6, 2026. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1659983/colocation-data-center-investment-europe/
European Data Centre Association. (2026). Colocation data center construction and installation investment in Europe from 2024 to 2031, by type (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1659983/colocation-data-center-investment-europe/
European Data Centre Association. "Colocation Data Center Construction and Installation Investment in Europe from 2024 to 2031, by Type (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2026, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1659983/colocation-data-center-investment-europe/
European Data Centre Association, Colocation data center construction and installation investment in Europe from 2024 to 2031, by type (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1659983/colocation-data-center-investment-europe/ (last visited May 07, 2026)
Colocation data center construction and installation investment in Europe from 2024 to 2031, by type (in billion euros) [Graph], European Data Centre Association, February 6, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1659983/colocation-data-center-investment-europe/
