Digital Realty BOS (105 Cabot) is a data center operated by Digital Realty in Needham, MA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Needham data-center market on the ISONE grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 10.7-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 Needham — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Needham — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Needham's data-center market consists of three tracked facilities totaling zero megawatts of operational capacity, dominated by Digital Realty's two-site footprint with LightWave Networks operating a single location. The market exhibits acute structural constraints: a DCPI excess-power score of 35/100 signals severe power availability limitations, while the constraint rating of 33/100 indicates compounding operational friction across infrastructure dependencies. This combination places Needham firmly in the avoid category for acquisition-stage investors. The dual-constraint verdict reflects a market where neither supply-side economics nor operational flexibility favor entry. An excess-power score of 35/100 means available grid capacity and on-site generation fall substantially short of hyperscale deployment requirements—a critical mismatch for investors targeting AI workload density,…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Digital Realty BOS (105 Cabot) 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 233 operating generating units totalling 5,722 MW within about 50 km of Needham, 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 Needham tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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