Equinix DC97 is a data center operated by Equinix in Herndon, VA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Herndon data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 46.2-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 Herndon — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Herndon — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Herndon's data center footprint remains modest and fragmented, with 22 tracked facilities totaling 12 MW across a concentrated operator base. AWS and an unnamed operator each control 5 facilities, while a third operator name withheld manages an additional 5 sites, leaving EQUINIX DC 97 and Cogent Communications with single facilities each. This concentration masks underlying supply constraints: the market's DCPI constraint score of 53/100 signals binding infrastructure friction that will persist regardless of operator consolidation or new entrants. For acquisition-focused investors, the DCPI verdict is unambiguous: AVOID. A constraint score of 53/100—paired with an excess-power score of 47/100—indicates that power delivery and physical plant limitations are the binding variables, not demand or occupancy. Purchasing existing facilities in Herndon offers no operational upside; new…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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