CenturyLink is a data center in US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the North Kansas City data-center market on the SPP grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates BUILD, with an estimated 13.0-month time-to-power. For operators evaluating new capacity, this market screens favorably — grid headroom and interconnection timelines are comparatively strong.
Data Center Power Index verdict for North Kansas City — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on North Kansas City — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
North Kansas City remains a nascent market with only 3 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW currently operational—a greenfield opportunity distinct from the broader Kansas City metro's 110 facilities and 2,513 MW installed base. The submarket's DCPI excess-power score of 73/100 signals robust underlying demand fundamentals, while the constraint rating of 32/100 indicates minimal infrastructure friction. This combination—high demand appetite paired with low regulatory or physical barriers—creates runway for near-term capacity additions without the permitting headwinds affecting nearby Independence. The BUILD verdict prioritizes developers and expansion-stage operators over passive consolidators. For investors, this translates to a market biased toward ground-up deployment rather than M&A roll-ups. The absence of tracked M&A activity in North Kansas City proper, combined with zero incumbency,…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 5 operating generating units totalling 413 MW within about 50 km of US. 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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