--- description: Operational data center in Akron, Ohio, operated by Cogent Communications, Inc., on the PJM grid. 92 MW of operating generation within 50 km. title: Cogent Akron — Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [Ohio](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/ohio "Data centers in Ohio") · [Akron](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron) · Cogent Akron # Cogent Akron - Operator Cogent Communications, Inc. - Status Operational [Akron, OH, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron) **Cogent Akron** is a data center operated by Cogent Communications, Inc. in Akron, OH, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Akron](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron) State OH [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: PeeringDB · Verified Nov 12, 2026 against PeeringDB · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron "Full DCPI breakdown") Akron [ISOPJM](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron)[DCPI composite20.7](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/akron "Power outlook for Akron") [Akron market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/akron) ## Market context Cogent Akron is one of 4 facilities DC Hub’s Akron brief counts on the PJM grid. The closest tracked facility is ark data centers - Akron,OH, about 3 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. [Read the Akron market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/akron) ## Location Area Akron, OH, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/41.09/-81.51) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-akron-20c0d73f) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationAkron, US Nearest substationwithin 1 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Cogent Akron 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. OSNET DATACENTEROSNET TELEKOM 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 8 operating generating units totalling 92 MW within about 50 km of Akron, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas70 MW · 1 unit · 76% Utility-Scale Solar22 MW · 7 units · 24% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [ark data centers - Akron,OH](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ark-data-centers-ark-data-centers-akronoh-f6c2eec5) · ark data centers · about 3 km - [Involta-Akron](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/involta-akron-involta-akron-54d1462f) · Unknown · about 3 km - [FairlawnGig Service Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/fairlawngignet-fairlawngig-service-center-64f5a5ae) · FairlawnGig.net · about 11 km - [LightSpeed Hosting - Medina](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lightspeed-hosting-lightspeed-hosting-medina-c6647800) · LightSpeed Hosting · about 17 km - [ark data centers - Canton,OH](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ark-data-centers-ark-data-centers-cantonoh-1abb70e0) · ark data centers · about 30 km - [SecureData 365](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/securedata-365-securedata-365-267f8075) · about 30 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of Cogent Akron in Akron, OH, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Cogent Akron data center in Akron, OH, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-akron-20c0d73f) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="cogent-communications-inc-cogent-akron-20c0d73f"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-akron-20c0d73f#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-akron-20c0d73f", "name": "Cogent Akron", "description": "Data center facility operated by Cogent Communications, Inc. in Akron, OH, US. 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