Lumen Technologies Level(3) Cincinnati

Level(3) Cincinnati is a data center operated by Lumen Technologies in Cincinnati, OH, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Cincinnati data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 27.1-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Cincinnati
State
OH
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Cincinnati's data center market remains underdeveloped and structurally constrained, with 36 tracked facilities totaling zero operational megawatts—a baseline condition that reflects minimal institutional build-out. The market is fragmented across seven operators, with CyrusOne holding the largest presence at four facilities, followed by Flexential with three. Recent asset listings, including a 2MW telco data center priced at $5.5 million, suggest older or transitional infrastructure rather than modern hyperscale capacity. The absence of tracked megawatts despite 36 facilities indicates that most inventory consists of small colocation or edge assets rather than enterprise-grade installations. The dual DCPI verdict of 39/100 on both excess-power and constraint axes creates a paradoxical but decisive signal: avoid entry. A 39/100 constraint score means the market lacks sufficient power…

Location

Area Cincinnati, OH, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketCincinnati
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power27.1 months
LocationCincinnati, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Level(3) Cincinnati 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.

Cincinnati Bell Telephone

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 38 operating generating units totalling 7,667 MW within about 50 km of Cincinnati, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Coal4,009 MW · 7 units · 52%
Oil/Gas3,209 MW · 19 units · 42%
Utility-Scale Solar265 MW · 10 units · 3%
Hydropower183 MW · 2 units · 2%

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

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