AWS AP Southeast 4 (Melbourne) is a data center operated by AWS in Melbourne, VIC, AU. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Melbourne data-center market on the AEMO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 30.0-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 Melbourne — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Melbourne — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Melbourne's data center market comprises 93 tracked facilities delivering 1,820 MW across a fragmented operator base, but faces acute capacity constraints that undermine near-term investment returns. Equinix operates the largest footprint with 12 facilities across its branded entities, while AirTrunk and an unnamed operator each control five sites. The market's constraint score of 57/100—paired with an excess-power rating of just 35/100—signals severe supply-side friction: available rack space and power delivery infrastructure are both tightly bound, limiting operators' ability to absorb incremental demand without capital-intensive expansions. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is unambiguous for acquisition-focused investors and operators seeking near-term operational leverage. A constraint score above 50 indicates that power and physical space represent binding bottlenecks; new entrants or…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 46 operating generating units totalling 946 MW within about 50 km of Melbourne, AU. 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.
Comparable facilities in Melbourne tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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