What is the DCPI score for Edinburgh?

Edinburgh has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of AVOID, with an Excess Power score of 23.8/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 63.8/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Edinburgh a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Edinburgh as AVOID for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 23.8/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 63.8/100, in the NGESO grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Edinburgh?

Edinburgh is in the NGESO ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Name: Edinburgh — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Edinburgh, grid constraint, excess power, NGESO, site selection, AVOID

NGESO · UK · UPDATED 2026-08-15

SIGNAL QUALITY: LOW — no live grid feed fed this score — every input is a modeled regional estimate

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Edinburgh data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	AVOID	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	NGESO	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	23.8 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	63.8 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	123 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	88 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	LOW	no live grid feed fed this score — every input is a modeled regional estimate

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-15. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="edinburgh" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

23.8

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

63.8

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

Standard market — score reflects typical conditions for this ISO

⚠️ Top Risks

87-month interconnection queue
reserve margin only 9.0% (NERC floor 13%)

📊 Underlying Metrics

88 mo

Queue Wait

9.0%

Reserve Margin

not measured

Generation Additions <12mo

7.5%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

123 mo

Est. Time to Power

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