Lumen Technologies Level(3) Newark

Level(3) Newark is a data center operated by Lumen Technologies in Newark, NJ, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Newark data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 17.3-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Newark
State
NJ
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Newark's data center market is functionally dormant, with zero operational megawatts across 13 tracked facilities and a DCPI verdict of AVOID driven by balanced but prohibitive constraints on both power availability and physical buildout. The excess-power score of 34/100 indicates tight margins between supply and demand, while the constraint rating of 33/100 reflects acute limitations in real estate, permitting, or transmission capacity that prevent rapid capacity expansion. Fragmentation among operators—Crown Castle Inc., DataBank, DataBank Ltd., and Digital Space Group Limited each operating single facilities—suggests no dominant player with either operational efficiency or development momentum in the market. For acquisition-focused investors, Newark presents a clear pass under current market conditions. The dual-constraint profile mirrors Washington DC's predicament 35/100…

Location

Area Newark, NJ, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketNewark
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power17.3 months
LocationNewark, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

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

Cogent Communications, Inc.NTT DATA Services - HCLS CloudSIPCOM

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 245 operating generating units totalling 17,718 MW within about 50 km of Newark, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas17,066 MW · 71 units · 96%
Utility-Scale Solar448 MW · 169 units · 3%
Bioenergy204 MW · 5 units · 1%

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

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