Equinix MD1 Madrid is a data center operated by Equinix in Madrid, ES. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Madrid data-center market on the ENTSOE-ES grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 69.1-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 Madrid — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Madrid — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Madrid's data center infrastructure spans 125 tracked facilities totaling 175 MW, anchored by a competitive operator base led by Digital Realty with four sites, alongside three-site presences from Equinix, Asociación ESpanix, and Nabiax. The market exhibits structural imbalance: excess-power availability scores only 32/100, indicating tight supply relative to demand, while power-constraint risk scores 61/100—a material threshold suggesting infrastructure bottlenecks that limit expansion velocity. This combination reflects a maturing market where incremental capacity commands premium pricing but faces real grid connectivity friction. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries explicit weight for acquisition-focused investors. The constraint score of 61/100 signals that operators cannot freely deploy additional load even when land and cooling exist; electrical infrastructure upgrades require…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 70 operating generating units totalling 757 MW within about 50 km of Madrid, ES. 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.
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