Equinix PH1 Phoenix is a data center operated by Equinix in Phoenix, AZ, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Phoenix data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 42.0-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 Phoenix — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Phoenix — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Phoenix operates at a critical inflection point: 4,735 MW across 284 facilities, but power surplus 55/100 is being rapidly consumed by constraint pressures 62/100 that threaten near-term expansion viability. The top-three operators—Unknown 34 facilities, CyrusOne 12, and Aligned/Digital Realty 7 each—control a fragmented portfolio where no single player dominates, leaving significant tail-risk exposure across the tracked base. Recent M&A activity shows Microsoft's dual $131M acquisitions both dated 2026-06-11, suggesting portfolio consolidation rather than greenfield growth and RadiusDC's March 2026 acquisition of PhoenixNAP's Phoenix colocation business, signaling that consolidation is already underway despite regulatory headwinds. The CAUTION verdict demands selective entry only. A constraint score of 62/100—driven by water stress, grid interconnection queues, and local permitting…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 56 operating generating units totalling 5,359 MW within about 50 km of Phoenix, 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 Phoenix tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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