ColoSpace - Waltham, MA is a data center operated by FirstLight Fiber, 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 11.0-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 is severely undercapitalized and operationally constrained. The tracked footprint comprises only 5 facilities with zero aggregate MW of measurable capacity, indicating either a market dominated by sub-MW operators or minimal institutional presence. The DCPI metrics paint a critical picture: excess-power scores 35/100 well below the 50-point viability threshold while constraint registers 34/100, signaling simultaneous power scarcity and operational friction. The operator roster—anchored by single-facility players including Equinix with two registered entities, Centersquare, Cogent Communications, and FirstLight Fiber—reveals market fragmentation typical of secondary metros where no single actor commands scale leverage. For acquisition-focused investors, the DCPI verdict of AVOID is unambiguous. The confluence of low excess-power and elevated constraint scores…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around ColoSpace - Waltham, MA 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.
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 222 operating generating units totalling 5,642 MW within about 50 km of Waltham, 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 Waltham tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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