Ascent - Atlanta Data Center

Ascent - Atlanta Data Center is a data center operated by Ascent in Alpharetta, GA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Alpharetta data-center market on the SOCO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 31.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Alpharetta
State
GA
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Alpharetta — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Alpharetta — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Alpharetta's data center market remains nascent, with 21 tracked facilities but zero operational megawatts currently deployed. The market exhibits a fragmented operator landscape dominated by unknown entities 8 facilities, followed by two unidentified operators holding 7 facilities each, and marginal presence from Flexential 2 facilities, Ascent 1, and Flexential Corp. 1. This portfolio composition suggests early-stage development with no clear market leader or consolidation narrative. The absence of any recent M&A activity signals limited institutional appetite and minimal competitive tension among incumbents. The DCPI verdict—excess-power 32/100 and constraint 49/100—delivers a clear AVOID recommendation that reflects material structural headwinds. The excess-power score of 32 indicates significant oversupply relative to demand, meaning new entrants will face depressed pricing and…

Location

Area Alpharetta, GA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketAlpharetta
Grid operatorSOCO
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power31.0 months
LocationAlpharetta, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Ascent - Atlanta Data Center in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

Megaport Global Access

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 11 operating generating units totalling 2,997 MW within about 50 km of Alpharetta, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas2,766 MW · 3 units · 92%
Hydropower218 MW · 2 units · 7%
Utility-Scale Solar13 MW · 6 units · 0%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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