Burbank Water and Power is a data center operated by City of Burbank in Burbank, CA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Los Angeles data-center market on the CAISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 45.8-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Los Angeles — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Los Angeles — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Los Angeles operates 383 MW across 218 tracked facilities with a dual-constraint profile that demands cautious positioning. The market's excess-power score of 62/100 sits above the critical threshold, suggesting moderate availability, while the constraint score of 59/100 indicates meaningful operational friction. CoreSite leads operator presence with nine facilities, followed by Equinix with seven and Digital Realty with six, establishing a consolidated but not monopolistic competitive structure that contrasts sharply with markets like Washington, DC, where two operators dominate entirely. The CAUTION verdict signals that acquisition-stage entry remains viable but requires disciplined underwriting. Unlike Washington, DC's severely constrained environment 35/100 excess-power, Los Angeles retains sufficient power headroom to support operational scaling, making it accessible to…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 150 operating generating units totalling 11,305 MW within about 50 km of Burbank, 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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