DataBank SNA1 — Irvine Data Center

DataBank Irvine (SNA1) is a data center operated by DataBank in Irvine, 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 BUILD, with an estimated 38.0-month time-to-power. For operators evaluating new capacity, this market screens favorably — grid headroom and interconnection timelines are comparatively strong.

Status
Operational
Market
Irvine
State
CA
Country
US

Market intelligence

BUILD

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 Irvine, CA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketIrvine
Grid operatorCAISO
Data Center Power IndexBUILD
Est. time to power38.0 months
LocationIrvine, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around DataBank Irvine (SNA1) 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.

Cogent Communications, Inc.DataBankZayoiboss Americas

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 150 operating generating units totalling 7,950 MW within about 50 km of Irvine, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas7,622 MW · 55 units · 96%
Utility-Scale Solar200 MW · 88 units · 3%
Bioenergy126 MW · 6 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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