Global Switch London East is a data center operated by Global Switch in London, GB. It carries a reported power capacity of 45.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the London data-center market on the NGESO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 201.6-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 London — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on London — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
London's data center market is severely constrained despite moderate installed capacity, with 440 tracked facilities totaling 916 MW dominated by three major operators. Digital Realty leads with 20 facilities, followed by Equinix 17 and DataBank 16, while 13 facilities remain unaffiliated—indicating fragmentation at the smaller end of the asset base. The market's infrastructure reflects legacy industrial clustering rather than coordinated regional expansion; recent planning approvals hint at attempted remediation, including a 50,000 sqm West London facility approved for 64 MW electrical draw 48 MW IT load and a proposed 180 MW East London development targeting a former industrial site in Charlton. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is non-negotiable for acquisition-focused investors. With excess power scoring just 16/100 against a constraint rating of 77/100, London presents the inverse of an…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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