Cogent La Mirada

Cogent La Mirada is a data center operated by Cogent Communications, Inc. in La Mirada, CA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Irvine data-center market on the CAISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 38.0-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.

Status
Operational
Market
La Mirada
State
CA
Country
US

Market intelligence

CAUTION

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

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Market context

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

Irvine's data center market remains nascent and supply-constrained. With only 8 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of deployable capacity across the market, the region has not yet matured into a meaningful hub for institutional deployment. DataBank operates the largest footprint with 4 facilities, followed by Centersquare and DataBank, Ltd. with 2 each. The absence of quantifiable MW capacity suggests either early-stage development or measurement gaps in the tracked asset base—a critical uncertainty for investors evaluating real market depth. The DCPI verdict of CAUTION reflects a market in tension: excess power scores 62/100, indicating adequate electrical infrastructure relative to current demand, while constraint registers at 52/100, signaling moderate friction on physical space, cooling, or interconnection availability. For acquisition-focused investors, this split verdict carries…

Location

Area La Mirada, CA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketIrvine
Grid operatorCAISO
Data Center Power IndexCAUTION
Est. time to power38.0 months
LocationLa Mirada, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 157 operating generating units totalling 10,542 MW within about 50 km of La Mirada, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas10,201 MW · 64 units · 97%
Utility-Scale Solar181 MW · 83 units · 2%
Bioenergy160 MW · 9 units · 2%
Wind1 MW · 1 unit · 0%

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

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