What is the DCPI score for Ottawa?

Ottawa has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of AVOID, with an Excess Power score of 28.9/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 49.2/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Ottawa a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Ottawa as AVOID for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 28.9/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 49.2/100, in the IESO grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Ottawa?

Ottawa is in the IESO ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Ottawa

Ottawa

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

IESO · ON · 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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Ottawa data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	AVOID	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	IESO	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	28.9 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	49.2 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	25 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	31 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="ottawa" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

28.9

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

49.2

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

Standard market — score reflects typical conditions for this ISO

⚠️ Top Risks

Markets generally well-supplied; standard diligence

📊 Underlying Metrics

31 mo

Queue Wait

17.5%

Reserve Margin

not measured

Generation Additions <12mo

3.5%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

25 mo

Est. Time to Power

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