{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T09:47:03.139956+00:00","key_stats":{"computed":"2026-10-01T06:39:36.953302+00:00","constraint":40,"dcpi_score":30.6,"excess":43,"facility_count":39,"mw_reporting_count":3,"name":"Jacksonville","recent_deals":[],"slug":"jacksonville","state":"FL","top_operators":[{"count":5,"name":"Flexential"},{"count":4,"name":"Cologix"},{"count":2,"name":"Cologix, Inc."},{"count":2,"name":"Centurylink Jacksonville"},{"count":1,"name":"Colocsx Jacksonville"}],"total_mw":39.0,"verdict":"AVOID"},"model":"claude-haiku-4-5","name":"Jacksonville","narrative_md":"Jacksonville's data center market comprises 39 tracked facilities delivering 39 MW of total capacity, dominated by a fragmented operator base led by Flexential (5 facilities) and two separate Cologix entities holding 6 facilities combined. The market's modest footprint reflects its secondary-tier status within the Southeast, where larger regional hubs like Atlanta and Charlotte command substantially greater infrastructure investment and consolidation activity.\n\nThe DCPI verdict of AVOID is driven by two critical constraints: an excess-power score of 43/100 and a constraint score of 40/100, both signaling inadequate headroom for incremental demand absorption. The excess-power metric indicates limited surplus generating capacity available for new tenant workloads, while the constraint score reflects broader infrastructure bottlenecks\u2014likely including interconnection delays, transmission limitations, or cooling capacity shortfalls\u2014that will impede rapid deployment of additional capacity. For acquisition-focused investors, this combination means Jacksonville offers minimal margin for error; any deal premised on rapid power expansion or multi-rack deployments faces material execution risk.\n\nDeal flow in Jacksonville remains dormant, with no recent M&A tracked across the 39 facilities in the database. However, external intelligence captures a single historical transaction: Landmark Dividend's 2023 acquisition of a Jacksonville data center for $8.1 million, leased primarily to T-Mobile. This deal, while modest in scale relative to national market activity, demonstrates that consolidation does occur but at a measured pace and valuation multiples well below those in constrained, high-demand metros. The operator landscape reflects fragmentation typical of secondary markets\u2014no single player commands market dominance, and the absence of recent M&A suggests limited momentum toward consolidation. This fragmentation, combined with power constraints, creates an unattractive risk-reward profile: operators lack sufficient scale to justify infrastructure investment, while investors face counterparty risk across a dispersed base with limited exit optionality.\n\nJacksonville's data center market will likely remain a secondary play until regional power infrastructure undergoes material upgrade\u2014a timeline and investment commitment that remain unclear. Investors evaluating this market should prioritize alternative Southeast markets with higher DCPI scores and more robust operator consolidation patterns.","slug":"jacksonville","word_count":327}