Google - Thornton is a data center operated by Google in Thorton, CO, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Denver data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 13.6-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Denver — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Denver — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Denver's data center market hosts 153 tracked facilities totaling 489 MW across a fragmented operator base, with Flexential leading at 12 facilities but no single dominant player. The market's excess-power score of 55/100 signals moderate supply adequacy, while the constraint rating of 40/100 indicates middling interconnect and infrastructure limitations. Recent activity shows developer momentum in the Aurora submarket, though regulatory headwinds—including an extended data center moratorium and generator noise complaints in residential areas—are reshaping project feasibility and timelines. The CAUTION verdict reflects a market in transition. Excess power at 55/100 means capacity is neither abundant nor scarce; builders can find space, but margins are tightening. More critically, the constraint score of 40/100 warns that even if power exists, buyers face friction getting it delivered.…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Google - Thornton 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 99 operating generating units totalling 5,492 MW within about 50 km of Thorton, 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 Thorton tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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