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Applied
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?ScreeningDE-NRW-HUR-02Updated 10 Sep 2026
Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany
Former UPM Mill, Hürth
A closed, energy-intensive industrial facility inside a dense German infrastructure corridor, with credible land quantum and corporate ownership visibility.
DPOWER EVIDENCEInfrastructure context only
Public-source references4
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POWER STUDY
Power
What the power evidence establishes
The site-specific connection scope has not been established for Former UPM Mill, Hürth.
Power classDNo qualifying rung
No same-scope, dated import-MVA rung has document-seen or better verification. Nearby infrastructure, IT MW and marketing claims cannot upgrade the class.
The class describes published documentary evidence at its stated date. It does not prove current contractual rights, transferability or an energisation date.
Class describes evidence maturity. Public records do not prove current contractual rights, transferable capacity or an energisation date. This record has not received a complete power study review.
Read the rules and verification levels01
Capacity ladder and evidence
Each rung is a separate MVA claim for its stated site or phase. A missing rung is unknown.
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Offered
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?03
Accepted / contracted
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What accepted or contracted mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?04
Energised
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?02
Conflicts and scope comparisons
No conflicting pair is recorded. This does not establish that all public statements have been reconciled.
03
Germany grid context
Network publications frame the claim. They do not allocate capacity to this site.
No country context entries have been linked to this site. Applicable policy, capacity information and reinforcement dependencies need review.
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Derived energisation window
Earliest plausible yearUnknown
Latest plausible yearUnknown
The observed inputs do not establish a bounded delivery range. Open bounds stay unknown.
Rule
Use only a same-scope, dated, document-verified capacity rung and an applicable duration to energisation published by the observed site operator. The named process operator and a named source publisher must match that operator. Earliest year is the maximum of stage date plus minimum duration and each evidenced readiness constraint. Latest year is the maximum of stage date plus maximum duration and each published upper constraint only when every required input is bounded. An offer-processing duration is excluded. A missing required input leaves the affected bound unknown; no padding or contractual delivery promise is inferred.
No observed inputs establish this result.
Dependencies driving the range
- Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates: unknown.
- Grid-works planning status and programme: unknown.
- Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme: unknown.
What the earliest case requires
- Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
- Grid-works planning status and programme introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
- Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
Missing inputs leave the range open
- A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.
- An applicable duration from the evidenced stage to energisation, published by and matched to the observed site operator, rather than an offer-processing target.
- Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates
- Grid-works planning status and programme
- Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme
05
Indicative HV and connection capex
Unknown
Rule and scope
Sum each published complete scope quantity multiplied by the matching published benchmark minimum and maximum. Configuration, voltage, route type, unit, country applicability, currency and explicit price base year must match. No assumed route length, transformer count, exchange rate, inflation, fee uplift or partial index is inserted. The result is an indicative benchmark band, not an operator quotation or contractual connection charge.
No observed inputs establish this result.
Scope questions
- Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.
- Establish that every necessary connection-work component is included in the published scope.
- Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.
06
Alternatives and policy exposure
Behind-the-meter generation
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What behind-the-meter generation is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require behind-the-meter generation?Battery storage
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?Private wire
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What a private wire is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require a private wire?Gas
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What gas supply or generation is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require gas supply or generation?Connection claim against current policy
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the published connection claim meet the policy applicable to its application date, location and agreement status?07
Open questions for a Reality Check
Generated from unknown fields, missing derivation inputs and unresolved evidence. The questions identify the documents or specialist checks needed next.
60 questions to resolve
- Which TSO or DSO is responsible for this demand connection?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the operator-confirmed connection substation or circuit?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What voltage level is specified for the demand connection?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What are the evidenced site and connection-point coordinates, and their calculated straight-line distance?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What grid route length is published, and for which circuit?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the applied connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the applied connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.applied?
Verification has not been established.
- What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the offered connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the offered connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.offered?
Verification has not been established.
- What accepted or contracted mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the accepted connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the accepted connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.accepted?
Verification has not been established.
- What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the energised connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the energised connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.energised?
Verification has not been established.
- What connection agreement type and current status are documented?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the agreement impose phased import-capacity limits?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What flexibility or curtailment obligations apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What on-site generation obligations apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What securities are required, posted and still valid?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What connection longstop or milestone dates apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the published IT load in MW?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- On what electrical basis is the IT load in MW stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which phase or campus does the IT load in MW cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the published facility load in MW?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- On what electrical basis is the facility load in MW stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which phase or campus does the facility load in MW cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the published import capacity in MVA?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- On what electrical basis is the import capacity in MVA stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which phase or campus does the import capacity in MVA cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What operator-published connection-to-energisation duration applies to this site and connection stage?
An application-to-offer processing target is not an energisation duration.
- Which reinforcements does the connection depend on, and what dates are published?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which grid works require planning, and what is their current consent status and dated programme?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which connection-policy conditions apply, and when could they be satisfied?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What complete connection scope is published: bays, stations, voltage, circuits, route lengths and underground or overhead configuration?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Is the published connection scope complete enough to match every component to a sourced benchmark?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What behind-the-meter generation is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require behind-the-meter generation?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What a private wire is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require a private wire?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What gas supply or generation is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require gas supply or generation?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the published connection claim meet the policy applicable to its application date, location and agreement status?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which checked country-grid sources and location-specific constraints apply to this connection?
No country-context relationship has been established for this record.
- Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.
Connection-cost scope question.
- Resolve the energisation input: A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: An applicable duration from the evidenced stage to energisation, published by and matched to the observed site operator, rather than an offer-processing target.
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: Grid-works planning status and programme
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.
This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.
- Establish that every necessary connection-work component is included in the published scope.
This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.
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Potential supply · MVAUnknown
Not established
Secured importNot verifiedConnection rights not evidenced
A site-specific demand connection or evidenced supply assessment is still needed.
MVA is the apparent electrical power at the supply connection. Substation voltage, generation ratings and IT-load scenarios do not establish the supply available to this parcel.
OriginReverse originatedHow the opportunity entered the pipeline
Market exposureMarketing not verifiedClosure confirmed; disposal status unknown
VerificationIndependently corroboratedCurrent highest evidence status
AccessPublic researchLinked sources have their own access and reuse terms
AZ marketAdjacent AZ marketExact parcel inclusion unverified
EXECUTIVE VERDICT
Commercially interesting and well located. The site’s historic energy use is relevant context, not proof of available import capacity. Remediation, demolition and grid evidence will determine whether it advances.
Why it is interesting nowUPM publicly announced the mill closure, creating a clear trigger to assess the future of the land before a wider disposal or redevelopment process matures.
What could stop itHistoric industrial demand does not establish that capacity is available, transferable or suitable for a new high-load connection.
BUYER-FIT TEST
Scenario screen · verification outstanding
Screened against a 20 MW IT, 12-acre requirement with power needed by 2029.
IT load20–30 MW
UNVERIFIED20 MW minimum · within screening assumption
Land26.1 acres
UNVERIFIED12 acres minimum · within screening assumption
Power date2029+ indicative
UNVERIFIEDRequired by 2029 · within screening assumption
CLOUD REGION & AVAILABILITY ZONES
Adjacent to an established AZ market
Provider regions are matched to their published location. They do not disclose the boundaries or addresses of physical availability zones.
Adjacent AZ market
Hürth is in the Cologne–Düsseldorf corridor rather than the providers' published Frankfurt location; treat it as an adjacent German market, not a confirmed in-zone parcel.
Provider records checked 12 Sep 2026AWSEurope (Frankfurt)
AZ supporteu-central-1Published locationFrankfurt / Germany
Site relationshipAdjacent German market
Microsoft AzureGermany West Central
AZ supportgermanywestcentralPublished locationFrankfurt
Site relationshipAdjacent German market
Google CloudFrankfurt
AZ supporteurope-west3Published locationFrankfurt, Germany
Site relationshipAdjacent German market
Exact AZ status: Not publicly verifiable. Public provider material identifies regions and logical zones, not a parcel-level zone boundary. Confirm latency, fibre path and hyperscaler requirements directly during diligence.
DUE-DILIGENCE ASSESSMENT
Six factors that drive the decision
Evidence is separated into supported statements and open questions. This is a research assessment, not a vendor, utility or planning commitment.
Power deliverabilityConditional
ConditionalHistoric public-grid consumption supports further inquiry; no surviving connection entitlement or firm capacity is evidenced.
What is supported
Electricity supplied from the public grid since 2016
2022 EMAS record shows energy-intensive production
What remains open
Import capacity available to a new load
Substation condition, rights and ownership
Reinforcement programme
Land and controlSupported
SupportedThe former mill is a coherent brownfield holding with enough indicative area for a meaningful scheme.
What is supported
Large industrial footprint
Single corporate occupier context
What remains open
Exact sale perimeter
Net developable platform
Easements and retained operations
Planning and environmentConditional
ConditionalIndustrial context is helpful, while chemicals, oils, process water and the neighbouring chemical park make the baseline material.
What is supported
Established heavy-industrial use
Detailed EMAS environmental reporting
What remains open
Remediation baseline and de-inking legacy
Data-centre planning pathway
Water, wastewater and major-accident interfaces
Fibre and connectivityConditional
ConditionalThe Cologne region offers strong network context, but site-specific route diversity has not been established.
What is supported
Dense metropolitan infrastructure corridor
What remains open
Carrier points of presence
Diverse entry paths
Wayleave programme
Delivery and programmeConditional
ConditionalBrownfield enabling works could be substantial and should be tested early.
What is supported
Existing industrial access
Closure creates a redevelopment trigger
What remains open
Demolition sequencing
Ground remediation
German permitting programme
Commercial routeConditional
ConditionalThe corporate counterparty is identifiable, but the intended reuse or disposal route is unclear.
What is supported
Corporate owner/occupier context
Closure publicly announced
What remains open
Availability
Price and structure
Liability allocation
HARD-STOP REGISTER
Issues that override the score
A high aggregate score does not neutralise a fundamental constraint.
No evidence of reserved grid import capacity
Separate 20 MWe biomass plant must not be counted as site import capacity
Remediation and demolition liability unknown
Availability and disposal process not confirmed
EVIDENCE REGISTER
Sources behind the assessment
Open each record to check the source and the limits of what it supports.
SourceTypeChecked
Hürth closure announcementUPM
PrimaryCompany confirmation of closure and operational context.
Environmental statementUPM
PrimarySite area, sealed area, public-grid supply and environmental operating context.
Biomass plant announcementE.ON
PrimarySeparate 20 MWe biomass plant context; not evidence of data-centre import capacity.
Neighbouring chemical parkChemiepark Knapsack
ContextSurrounding heavy-industry and major-accident context.
CHANGE HISTORY
What has moved
Closure evidence added
Primary company announcement linked and reviewed.
Land range reconciled
Indicative site area normalised for comparison.
Grid assumption downgraded
Historic energy use separated from available import capacity.