Credit Suisse: Clifton Data Center

Credit Suisse: Clifton Data Center is a data center in Clifton, NJ, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Clifton data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 17.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
NYC Tri-State
City
Clifton
State
NJ
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Clifton's data center footprint remains nascent, with 8 tracked facilities totaling zero operational megawatts—a market still in formation rather than maturity. Digital Realty maintains the largest operator presence with 4 facilities, while Colocation America Corporation, an unnamed operator, and bt each hold single-facility positions. The absence of recent M&A activity suggests minimal institutional capital deployment to date, distinguishing Clifton from markets experiencing consolidation-driven growth. The DCPI verdict of AVOID reflects structural headwinds that should concern acquisition-minded investors. An excess-power score of 34/100 signals acute grid capacity constraints—power availability falls well below thresholds required for large-scale hyperscale or enterprise deployments. The constraint score of 32/100 compounds this weakness, indicating that even the available power…

Location

Area Clifton, NJ, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketClifton
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power17.0 months
LocationClifton, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 235 operating generating units totalling 19,148 MW within about 50 km of Clifton, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas18,488 MW · 76 units · 97%
Utility-Scale Solar395 MW · 153 units · 2%
Bioenergy264 MW · 6 units · 1%

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

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