Equinix ZRH5 is a data center operated by Equinix in Oberengstringen, CH. It carries a reported power capacity of 18.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Zurich data-center market on the ENTSOE-CH grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 33.5-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 Zurich — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Zurich — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Zurich's data center market comprises 92 tracked facilities delivering 110 MW of total capacity, positioning it as a modest but established Swiss hub. The operator landscape is fragmented, with Equinix commanding dual presence 8 facilities combined across its two entity listings, followed by Vantage Data Centers 5 facilities, and several smaller regional players including Orange Business Services Zurich 3 facilities and Init7 Winterthur 2 facilities. This distributed competitive structure reflects maturity without consolidation pressure, typical of Switzerland's regulated and stable market environment. The DCPI verdict—excess-power 25/100 paired with constraint 55/100—signals AVOID for both acquisition-focused and capacity-expansion investors. The critically low excess-power score 25/100 indicates severe undersupply relative to tracked demand; available capacity is either committed or…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Equinix ZRH5 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.
Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here.
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 82 operating generating units totalling 6,137 MW within about 50 km of Oberengstringen, CH. 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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