Centersquare IAD2-B is a data center operated by Centersquare in Sterling, VA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 5.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Sterling data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 23.3-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Sterling — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Sterling — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Sterling's data center market comprises 151 tracked facilities delivering 2,766 MW of capacity, dominated by AWS with 45 facilities and challenged by tight power availability. The market's fragmentation—with CyrusOne and a second AWS entity each operating 16 facilities, and two operators each managing 11—reflects a competitive landscape without clear consolidation momentum. No recent M&A activity has been tracked in Sterling, distinguishing it from adjacent Northern Virginia markets where Digital Realty, Cerberus-Yondr, and other capital-rich players have executed multi-billion-dollar consolidation strategies. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries unambiguous implications for acquisition-focused investors. Sterling's excess-power score of 46/100 signals constrained available capacity relative to market demand, while the constraint score of 59/100 indicates that existing power infrastructure…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 81 operating generating units totalling 4,038 MW within about 50 km of Sterling, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
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