Flexential - DEN5 is a data center operated by Flexential in Centennial, CO. It sits in the Centennial data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 12.1-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
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Data Center Power Index verdict for Centennial — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Centennial — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Centennial remains an emerging market with minimal operational scale: 18 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of measured capacity. The operator landscape is highly fragmented, with four unknown entities tied for the largest footprint 4 facilities each, followed by Flexential 3 facilities and two entries for DataBank with 2 facilities each. This distribution suggests either incomplete data capture or genuine early-stage development where no operator has yet achieved meaningful consolidation. The DCPI verdict warrants caution rather than outright avoidance. The excess-power score of 56/100 indicates adequate but not abundant electrical headroom—sufficient for incremental capacity additions but lacking the 70+ cushion that attracts hyperscaler buildouts. More concerning is the constraint rating of 36/100, signaling material grid infrastructure limitations that will complicate rapid expansion.…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 62 operating generating units totalling 2,458 MW within about 50 km of Centennial. 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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