Equinix BO1 - Boston, Waltham is a data center operated by Equinix, Inc. in Waltham, MA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Waltham data-center market on the ISONE grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 19.0-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 Waltham — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Waltham — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Waltham's data center market comprises five tracked facilities totaling 27 MW across a fragmented operator landscape dominated by Equinix operating two sites, with secondary presence from Centersquare, Cogent Communications, and FirstLight Fiber. The market's DCPI score of 29/100 for excess power indicates severe capacity constraints—fewer than three units of spare power headroom per ten units of infrastructure—while the constraint rating of 43/100 suggests moderate but meaningful operational friction from grid, thermal, or infrastructure limitations. This combination positions Waltham as undersupplied relative to regional demand. For acquisition-focused investors, the CAUTION verdict reflects genuine structural risk. The excess-power deficit of 29/100 means existing operators are running lean; any acquisition target will inherit tight margins for growth, customer expansion, or service…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Waltham tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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