Ark Data Centres - Longcross Park is a data center operated by Ark Data Centres in Chertsey, GB. It sits in the London data-center market on the NGESO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 201.6-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 London — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on London — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
London's colocation market is severely constrained by power availability despite moderate physical capacity. The tracked estate spans 415 facilities totaling 916 MW across five dominant operators, yet the DCPI excess-power score of 16/100 signals acute scarcity in available power allocation, while the constraint rating of 77/100 indicates structural grid and real-estate bottlenecks that will not resolve near-term. Digital Realty holds the largest footprint at 20 facilities, followed by Equinix 17, DataBank 16, Telehouse 11, and a significant Unknown operator portfolio 13 sites, fragmenting operator leverage and complicating bulk expansion. For acquisition-focused investors, the DCPI verdict is unambiguous: AVOID. The 77/100 constraint score eliminates the operational flexibility required to justify M&A at current valuations. Buyers pursuing London capacity will face structural power…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 81 operating generating units totalling 3,569 MW within about 50 km of Chertsey, GB. 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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