Equinix ZRH5 is a data center operated by Equinix, Inc. in Oberengstringen, US. The facility 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 33.4-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 footprint remains modest but consolidated, with 83 tracked facilities delivering 110 MW of total capacity across a tight operator ecosystem. Equinix maintains the largest presence with 5 facilities, matched by Vantage Data Centers' 5 sites, while Orange Business Services Zurich and a second Equinix entry each operate 3 facilities. Init7 Winterthur rounds out the top five with 2 sites. The market has attracted anchor-tenant investment: Digital Realty is actively constructing its fourth Zurich data center ZUR4, a 15 MW greenfield project scheduled for completion in August 2026. No recent M&A transactions have been tracked in the local market, signaling limited secondary acquisition activity. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries material weight for acquisition-focused investors. The excess-power rating of 25/100 indicates severe capacity scarcity—the market lacks surplus…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 82 operating generating units totalling 6,137 MW within about 50 km of Oberengstringen, 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.
get_facility slug="equinix-inc-equinix-zrh5-2059e993" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect:
https://dchub.cloud/connect?src=page-onramp&entity=equinix-inc-equinix-zrh5-2059e993