H5 Data Centers Buffalo I is a data center operated by H5 Data Centers in Lockport, NY, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Niagara Falls data-center market on the NYISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 16.7-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 Niagara Falls — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Niagara Falls — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Niagara Falls remains a minimal-scale market with negligible operational density and structural constraints that severely limit near-term investment appeal. The region currently hosts only 4 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of deployed capacity, indicating an embryonic market with no meaningful infrastructure footprint. This bare-bones operational base reflects the market's early-stage status and the absence of anchor tenants or major operator commitments that would signal investability. The DCPI verdict of excess-power 42/100 paired with constraint 43/100 reads as a clear avoid recommendation, signaling balanced but ultimately unfavorable conditions across both dimensions. The excess-power score of 42 indicates inadequate reserve capacity relative to regional demand, while the constraint score of 43 suggests moderate but binding operational limitations—likely stemming from transmission…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 75 operating generating units totalling 6,141 MW within about 50 km of Lockport, 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 Lockport tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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