Cologix DES1 Des Moines is a data center operated by Cologix in Des Moines, IA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Des Moines data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 18.7-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 Des Moines — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Des Moines — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Des Moines hosts 40 tracked data center facilities totaling 832 MW, dominated by Meta's 7 locations and a fragmented "Unknown" operator category holding 9 sites, with Microsoft and Cologix maintaining smaller footprints at 3 and 2 facilities respectively. The market's capacity concentration reflects Meta's substantial regional presence, yet operator fragmentation outside the hyperscaler tier suggests structural inefficiencies. No recent M&A activity has been tracked, indicating a relatively dormant transaction environment despite the region's scale. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries direct implications for acquisition-focused investors: the excess-power score of 48/100 paired with a constraint reading of 43/100 signals a market caught between two unfavorable conditions. Excess power availability at roughly mid-range levels means competitive pricing pressure from existing capacity, while…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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