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NEXTDC M3 · West Footscray
- : NEXTDC Limited
- : no record yet
- Status: Expansion works under way (FY26)
15 claims from 5 sources · 8 recorded gaps · /e/994HVK
- Cooling plant on the roof
- Backup generators and fuel
- Grid connection
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Everything on the record, A–Z 33 habitats and 13 speciesClimate: how PLOT compares a place with its past
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15 claims from 5 sources · 8 recorded gaps · /e/994HVK
03At a glance
225,
Area
14,020 m²
: about 0.69 ×
Volume: no record yet
: >= 24 hours. NEXTDC says M3 stores at least 24 hours of water on site.
04Location and footprint
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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| Name | OpenStreetMap id |
|---|---|
| NEXTDC M3 | way/1431074202 |
| Name | OpenStreetMap id |
|---|---|
| NEXTDC M3 Melbourne Data Centre | way/1303950840 |
| Name | OpenStreetMap id |
|---|---|
| Stony Creek | way/29220987 |
| Stony Creek | way/199767750 |
| Stony Creek | way/200288122 |
| Stony Creek | way/232888319 |
| Stony Creek | way/489282504 |
05Nature footprint
06Water and nature
07Standards, lifespan and success measures
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08Design patterns
Pattern 1
Start with the landscape and the neighbourhoodPattern 2
Make the public edge usefulPattern 3
Plant for habitat, seasonality and survivalPattern 4
09People and organisations
NEXTDC presents M3 Melbourne in West Footscray as one of its data centres.
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10Positions and public activity
In August 2021 NEXTDC's chief executive, Craig Scroggie, called West Footscray an emerging digital hub when NEXTDC announced its upgraded M3 plans.
11History
Aug 12, 2021
In August 2021 NEXTDC's chief executive, Craig Scroggie, called West Footscray an emerging digital hub when NEXTDC announced its upgraded M3 plans.
Oct 1, 2024
NEXTDC reports a cumulative 94.7% diversion of M3's construction waste from landfill since tracking began in October 2024.
Jul 1, 2025
NEXTDC said 42 MW of additional built capacity was added at M3 during FY26.
Jul 1, 2025
NEXTDC said expansion works at M3 were on schedule in FY26, and that the M3 lease commenced during the year.
Jul 1, 2025
NEXTDC's half-year results release said M3's total planned capacity was upgraded from 200 MW to 225 MW.
Dec 31, 2025
NEXTDC said 185 MW at M3 continued to be progressed at 31 December 2025.
Jun 30, 2026
NEXTDC said 165 MW at M3 continued to be progressed at 30 June 2026.
12News and references
No news items on the record yet. How often this list is refreshed hasn't been decided.
13NextSteps
· information · needs evidence
Request a facility-specific water balance
The research prototype lacks comparable site water-use evidence
Identify an appropriate public reporting or voluntary evidence request channel
Cost: no estimate yet
Actual M3 water source, use and peak demand unavailable in this prototype source set
The prototype contains no verified M3 site water meter series
Would fill it: Obtain dated withdrawals by source, peaks, discharge and matched boundary/method.
M3's own electricity and water use
The annual report gives group totals only; it isn't split by site, and PLOT never divides a group total.
Would fill it: Site-level energy and water figures from the operator, a water corporation or NGER facility data.
14Evidence
M3 Melbourne: facility specifications
NEXTDC · 5 claims
NEXTDC Limited FY26 Environmental, Social & Governance Report
NEXTDC Limited · 5 claims
FY26 Record Results and Record FY27 Growth Guidance (ASX release, 27 August 2026)
NEXTDC Limited · 4 claims
It's all systems go Victoria: NEXTDC unveils plans for 150MW hyperscale campus in Melbourne's west
NEXTDC Ltd · 3 claims
1H26 Record Results (ASX release, 25 February 2026)
NEXTDC Limited · 2 claims
15Notes
No reviewed notes. A note is PLOT's or a contributor's interpretation, with its author and sources, published only after review.
1.29 PUE
NEXTDC states a PUE target of 1.29 for M3, as a yearly average.
, and creek from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), as of 2026-10-22. No planned outline or impact radius is drawn.
1.29 PUE
NEXTDC states a PUE target of 1.29 for M3, as a yearly average.
>= 24 hours NEXTDC says M3 stores at least 24 hours of water on site.
>= 24 hours NEXTDC says M3 stores at least 24 hours of fuel on site for its backup engines.
The full account is published after the operator's right of reply. Until then, the claims on this page are shown one by one.
: none on the record yet. No league table, percentile or badge until this facility has a year of water and matching IT electricity on the record.
IT electricity in a year
Enter capacity and load
Site water at that intensity
Enter a WUE
225 MW × ?% × 8,760 h. Your numbers, not a forecast for this facility, and not on the record.
Construction stormwater
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The creek interface
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Which stage NEXTDC M3 · West Footscray is in: Expansion works under way (FY26).
| Measure | Unit | How it's measured | Who reports | How often | Here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML/yr | Metered, by source; withdrawn and consumed reported separately | Operator | Yearly | ||
| L/kWh | Site water over IT-equipment electricity, same year | Operator | Yearly | ||
| MWh/yr | Metered at the site boundary and at IT equipment | Operator | Yearly | ||
| L/yr · h | Fuel records and generator logs | Operator | Yearly | ||
| dB(A) | Measured at the nearest residential boundary; exceedances counted per year | Operator or regulator | Yearly | ||
| lux | Measured against the adopted lighting standard | Operator | Yearly | ||
| ha | Mapped by a qualified ecologist; loss and gain never netted | Operator | Every 5 years | ||
| indicator | The waterway manager's and regulator's own indicators | Waterway manager | As the manager reports | ||
| m² · h/week | Area as built; opening hours as posted | Operator | Yearly | ||
| MWh/yr | Metered at the receiving organisation | Operator and receiver | Yearly | ||
| count | Delivered over committed, from the commitment records | PLOT, from the record | Yearly | ||
| count · days | Count, and median days to close | Operator or regulator | Yearly | ||
| FTE | As disclosed; local share only where disclosed | Operator | Yearly |
Pattern 6
Design the whole lifespanNo record yet
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is company secretary and chief risk officer, NEXTDC Limited
is chief executive officer and managing director, NEXTDC Limited
M3's planning permit: who issued it, when, and its conditions
Not found online. Maribyrnong publishes only currently advertised applications; news reports disagree on the authority that gave consent.
Would fill it: The permit (number, issuer, date, conditions) from Maribyrnong City Council or the Department of Transport and Planning.
M3's water risk ratings in NEXTDC's FY25 screening
Table 2 shows the five water ratings (overall risk, availability, baseline stress, drought, flooding) only as coloured dots, so there's no text to quote.
Would fill it: A person's reading of the five ratings from the page image, or the underlying Aqueduct and WWF Water Risk Filter scores.
M3's total built IT capacity
NEXTDC's 1H26 and FY26 releases give the capacity added in the period and the capacity still in progress at M3, not its total built capacity. PLOT doesn't derive it by subtraction.
Would fill it: A NEXTDC statement of M3's built capacity at a date (an investor presentation or the operator's reply).
Maribyrnong City Council's position on the M3 expansion
The council's news item 'Proposed expansion of NEXTDC' (31 March 2026) refuses automated fetching (HTTP 403), and the full submission (Attachment 1) wasn't found.
Would fill it: A person saves the council's page and the 21 April 2026 minutes (item 9.1) and imports them.
The M3 expansion's planning application (PA2604231) and its plans
The state's ministerial permits register lists PA2604231 for NEXTDC, but the page refuses automated fetching (HTTP 403); dimensioned plans (footprint, height) weren't found.
Would fill it: A person saves the register page and any published plans and imports them.
EPA Victoria's January 2026 sediment fine at a Paramount Road site
EPA Victoria's release ('$6,000 fine for escaping sediment', 14 January 2026) names Kapitol Group Pty Ltd and a construction site on Paramount Road, West Footscray, but its page refuses automated fetching, so it isn't stored. Whether that site is M3 needs a source that says so.
Would fill it: A person saves the EPA release and imports it; then a source linking the Paramount Road site to M3, or not.
| Claim | Value | Kind, origin, period | Source |
|---|
| NEXTDC states a PUE target of 1.29 for M3, as a yearly average. | 1.29 PUE | · · Yearly average target; undated page read 22 Oct 2026 | |
| NEXTDC said 42 MW of additional built capacity was added at M3 during FY26. | 42 MW | · · FY26 (year to 30 June 2026) | |
| NEXTDC says M3's later construction stages are tracking at approximately 27% lower embodied carbon than the Stage 1 baseline. | ~ 27 % | · · Tracking estimate at FY26 (construction under way) | |
| NEXTDC said expansion works at M3 were on schedule in FY26, and that the M3 lease commenced during the year. | Expansion works under way (FY26) | · · FY26 (year to 30 June 2026) | |
| The operator advertises 225 MW of IT capacity for M3. This is a design figure, not measured electricity use. | 225 MW | · · Undated webpage accessed 13 October 2026 | |
| In August 2021 NEXTDC's chief executive, Craig Scroggie, called West Footscray an emerging digital hub when NEXTDC announced its upgraded M3 plans. | Operator's public statement | · · 12 August 2021 | |
| NEXTDC's half-year results release said M3's total planned capacity was upgraded from 200 MW to 225 MW. | 225 MW | · · 1H26 (half-year to 31 December 2025) | |
| NEXTDC says M3 stores at least 24 hours of water on site. | >= 24 hours | · · Undated page read 22 Oct 2026 | |
| NEXTDC says M3 stores at least 24 hours of fuel on site for its backup engines. | >= 24 hours | · · Undated page read 22 Oct 2026 | |
| NEXTDC said 185 MW at M3 continued to be progressed at 31 December 2025. | 185 MW | · · At 31 December 2025 | |
| NEXTDC said 165 MW at M3 continued to be progressed at 30 June 2026. | 165 MW | · · At 30 June 2026 | |
| NEXTDC gives M3 Melbourne's address as 25 Indwe Street, West Footscray VIC 3012. | 25 Indwe Street, West Footscray VIC 3012 | · · FY26 ESG report, published August 2026 | |
| NEXTDC reports a cumulative 94.7% diversion of M3's construction waste from landfill since tracking began in October 2024. | 94.7 % | · · Cumulative from October 2024, as reported for FY26 | |
| NEXTDC said in August 2021 that it had received formal planning consent to build M3. | Formal planning consent received, as NEXTDC reported | · · Reported 12 August 2021 | |
| In August 2021 NEXTDC said the full M3 site, 100,000 square metres, would target 150 MW of critical capacity at full fit-out. | 150 MW | · · Plan as stated 12 August 2021 |
~ 27 % NEXTDC says M3's later construction stages are tracking at approximately 27% lower embodied carbon than the Stage 1 baseline.
94.7 % NEXTDC reports a cumulative 94.7% diversion of M3's construction waste from landfill since tracking began in October 2024.