Jurisdiction Index / France
France
JCI composite · as of · methodology v0
France scores 62.3/100 on the Compute Institute Jurisdiction Competitiveness Index (Tier 2, Competitive), ranking #11 of 30 rated jurisdictions with a stable outlook, as of June 15, 2026 under methodology v0. Its strongest dimension is Stability & Execution Risk at 7.6/10; its weakest is Fiscal & Incentives at 5.5/10. 22 of 22 sub-factors are scored on E1–E2 evidence (data confidence A).
Dimension breakdown
Seven dimensions, each 0–10, weighted per methodology v0. JCI = Σ(dimension × weight) × 10.
Power Availability & Deliverability
Power Cost
Speed to Build
Regulatory & AI Policy Environment
Fiscal & Incentives
Capital & Ecosystem Depth
Stability & Execution Risk
Sub-factor scores and sources
Every base-scored input below carries E1–E2 evidence: a justification, an evidence-level grade, and a link to the underlying source document.
Power Availability & Deliverability — 6.5/10 (weight 20%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| Grid headroom 40% of dimension | 7 /10 | ~61 GW nuclear fleet, structural net exporter; RTE has committed capacity for large projects and EDF tendered four sites with 3 GW of available power. as of | RTE generation and adequacy data analysesetdonnees.rte-france.com | |
| Time-to-power 35% of dimension | 6 /10 | Pre-equipped EDF/RTE sites offer grid access in ~2-3 yrs; standard large-load connections typically 3-4 yrs with queue reform underway. as of | EDF data-center site tender disclosures (DCD analysis) www.datacenterdynamics.com | |
| Energy mix & expandability 15% of dimension | 6 /10 | Existing nuclear gives firm low-carbon supply, but new firm capacity (EPR2 program) is 2035+; near-term expandability rests on uprates and demand-side room. as of | RTE Bilan prévisionnel www.rte-france.com | |
| Water availability 10% of dimension | 6.5 /10 | Low-to-medium stress in northern siting regions; drought-year river-temperature constraints already bind nuclear cooling in summer. as of | WRI Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas www.wri.org |
Power Cost — 5.9/10 (weight 12.5%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| Industrial electricity price 60% of dimension | 5.5 /10 | Large-industrial all-in prices ~EUR 80-100/MWh post-ARENH; nuclear-linked long-term contracts (CAPN) land below EU average but above US Gulf/Texas. as of | Eurostat electricity price statistics (non-household) ec.europa.eu | |
| Price trajectory & exposure 25% of dimension | 6 /10 | Post-2025 EDF nuclear pricing framework (~EUR 70/MWh reference with profit-sharing) is set; network tariff escalation moderate. as of | CRE — French energy regulator tariff decisions www.cre.fr | |
| Cost certainty / contractability 15% of dimension | 7.5 /10 | EDF long-term nuclear allocation contracts and a deep EUR PPA market support 10-15 yr fixed structures. as of | EDF long-term nuclear supply contracts (CAPN) www.edf.fr |
Speed to Build — 5.6/10 (weight 17.5%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| Permitting regime 40% of dimension | 5.5 /10 | 2025 economic-simplification law lets large data centers be designated 'projects of major national interest' with accelerated permitting; baseline environmental review remains slower than US Sun Belt. as of | Loi de simplification de la vie économique — PINM designation for data centres (Légifrance) www.legifrance.gouv.fr | |
| Observed construction velocity 35% of dimension | 5.5 /10 | Paris-region builds (Data4, Digital Realty) deliver in ~2.5-3 yrs; no completed >=100 MW AI campus yet — moderate confidence. as of | EDF data-center site tender disclosures (DCD analysis) www.datacenterdynamics.com | |
| Labor & supply capacity 25% of dimension | 6 /10 | Strong nuclear-grade EPC base (Vinci, Bouygues, Eiffage) and EU equipment supply chains; high labor cost and 35-hr constraints slow peak staffing. as of | INSEE construction statistics www.insee.fr |
Regulatory & AI Policy Environment — 5.9/10 (weight 12.5%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| AI-specific law in force 35% of dimension | 4.5 /10 | EU AI Act in force (GPAI obligations applying since Aug 2025); May 2026 Digital Omnibus defers high-risk duties to Dec 2027/Aug 2028 — enacted and certain, but the most compliance-heavy regime in cohort. as of | Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act); Council/EP omnibus agreement 7 May 2026 eur-lex.europa.eu | |
| DC-specific regulation 35% of dimension | 6 /10 | No moratoria; EU Energy Efficiency Directive reporting and waste-heat assessments apply; national policy actively recruits DCs. as of | EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791) data-centre provisions eur-lex.europa.eu | |
| Regulatory predictability 30% of dimension | 7.5 /10 | WGI Regulatory Quality/Rule of Law mid-80s percentile; EU-level rule changes (omnibus) cut both ways on stability. as of | World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators www.worldbank.org |
Fiscal & Incentives — 5.5/10 (weight 10%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| Enacted incentives 40% of dimension | 5.5 /10 | Electro-intensive user levy relief (TICFE/accise reductions) and France 2030 funding in force; no DC-specific tax abatement. as of | French finance code — electricity excise relief for electro-intensives www.impots.gouv.fr | |
| Headline tax burden 40% of dimension | 5 /10 | 25% CIT plus production taxes and high employer charges; Pillar Two applies. as of | OECD Corporate Tax Statistics — United States www.oecd.org | |
| Incentive durability 20% of dimension | 6.5 /10 | EU state-aid framework constrains both granting and arbitrary withdrawal; budget pressure creates levy-tinkering risk. as of | European Commission state aid register competition-cases.ec.europa.eu |
Capital & Ecosystem Depth — 6.3/10 (weight 12.5%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| Committed capital 40% of dimension | 6 /10 | Financed projects (Data4/Brookfield expansions, Eclairion/Mistral compute, initial Fluidstack phase) total several GW-scale commitments; the EUR 109B announced figure is mostly E4 and excluded. as of | EDF data-center site tender disclosures (DCD analysis) www.datacenterdynamics.com | |
| Ecosystem 30% of dimension | 6.5 /10 | Paris is a FLAP-D market, Marseille a global subsea hub; hyperscaler regions present; GPU imports unrestricted for France. as of | EIA/ERCOT load data; TeleGeography fiber maps www.submarinecablemap.com | |
| Sovereign/anchor capital availability 30% of dimension | 6.5 /10 | Bpifrance/Caisse des Dépôts co-investment vehicles in force and EU InvestAI EUR 20B gigafactory fund appropriated (E2). as of | European Commission — InvestAI initiative digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu |
Stability & Execution Risk — 7.6/10 (weight 15%)
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Sub-factor
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Score
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Justification
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Evidence
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Source
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| Political/policy continuity 40% of dimension | 6 /10 | Pro-nuclear, pro-AI stance is cross-party, but 2024-26 governmental instability (successive PM changes, budget standoffs) raises medium-term policy execution risk. as of | World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators www.worldbank.org | |
| Currency, transfer & convertibility 35% of dimension | 9 /10 | EUR fully convertible, no capital controls, AA- sovereign. as of | IMF AREAER — United States www.elibrary-areaer.imf.org | |
| Physical & geopolitical risk 25% of dimension | 8 /10 | No conflict exposure; low natural-hazard profile in northern siting regions; EU supply-chain autonomy efforts reduce single-supplier dependency. as of | ACLED / public risk data acleddata.com |
Signals
Recent ingested source documents linked to this jurisdiction via extracted claims or triage mentions, newest first.
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· Bloomberg Technology · relevance 0.30
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· Data Center Knowledge · relevance 0.70
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· ET Home · relevance 0.90
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· ET News · relevance 0.20
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· Quartz · relevance 0.85
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· Bloomberg Technology · relevance 0.50
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· thenextweb.com · relevance 0.85
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· Tom’s Hardware · relevance 0.70
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· Reuters · relevance 0.70
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· Google News Business · relevance 0.80
Scores are reproducible from the frozen inputs snapshot recorded at computation time (2026-06-15T23:52:37+00:00). See the full methodology for rubrics, weights, and the evidence ladder.