DataBank Seattle (SEA1) is a data center operated by DataBank in Seattle, WA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Seattle data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 19.3-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Seattle — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Seattle — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Seattle's data center market is operationally tight, with 160 tracked facilities totaling 450 MW capacity but facing imminent power constraints. The DCPI excess-power score of 54/100 indicates marginal headroom above critical threshold, while the constraint rating of 49/100 signals that infrastructure bottlenecks are approaching parity with available supply. Power availability remains the primary limiting factor: new capacity expansion will depend heavily on regional utility cooperation and transmission upgrades rather than land or real estate availability. The "CAUTION" verdict reflects a market unsuitable for speculative acquisition at current power-stress levels. Investors considering entry should model conservatively around the existing 450 MW footprint and avoid assumptions of rapid growth until constraint scores improve meaningfully. This environment favors operational buyers and…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around DataBank Seattle (SEA1) 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.
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.
DC Hub tracks 3 operating generating units totalling 181 MW within about 50 km of Seattle, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Seattle tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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