Google NBY-3

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Google NBY-3 is a data center operated by Google in New Albany, OH, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the New Albany data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 30.3-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Columbus
City
New Albany
State
OH
Country
US

What changed

Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for New Albany — the market this facility sits in.

Full DCPI breakdown →

Market context

DC Hub analyst read on New Albany — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

New Albany hosts 1,815 MW across 41 tracked facilities, establishing it as a material regional node, but the market is fundamentally constrained. The DCPI score—39/100 on excess power and 47/100 on constraint—reflects a market where available capacity is tightening relative to operator demand. Google operates the largest footprint with 7 facilities, followed by Amazon Web Services with 6 and Quality Technology Services with 4, creating a hyperscaler-dominated supply landscape. The competitive tier remains fragmented, with 5 facilities tracked under Unknown operators and only Vantage holding 3 sites, suggesting limited runway for mid-market entrants. The AVOID verdict carries direct implications for capital deployment. Excess-power scores below 50 signal that new build-outs will face escalating interconnection timelines and grid coordination costs, particularly given recent news that New…

Location

Area New Albany, OH, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketNew Albany
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power30.3 months
LocationNew Albany, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Google NBY-3 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.

Google LLC

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.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 13 operating generating units totalling 1,344 MW within about 50 km of New Albany, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Utility-Scale Solar780 MW · 7 units · 58%
Oil/Gas564 MW · 6 units · 42%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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