--- description: Operational data center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, operated by Lumen Technologies, on the ISONE grid. 5,515 MW of operating generation within 50 km. title: Lumen Boston — Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [Massachusetts](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/massachusetts "Data centers in Massachusetts") · [Somerville](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) · Lumen Boston # Lumen Boston - Operator Lumen Technologies - Status Operational [Cambridge, MA, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) **Lumen Boston** is a data center operated by Lumen Technologies in Cambridge, MA, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Cambridge](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) State MA [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: PeeringDB · Verified Nov 11, 2026 against PeeringDB · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville "Full DCPI breakdown") Somerville [ISOISONE](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[DCPI composite31.7](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville "Power outlook for Somerville") [Somerville market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/somerville) ## Market context Lumen Boston is one of 7 facilities DC Hub’s Somerville brief counts on the ISONE grid. The closest tracked facility is ColoSpace - Somerville, MA, about 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. [Read the Somerville market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/somerville) ## Location Area Cambridge, MA, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/42.37/-71.09) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-boston-3edd2764) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationCambridge, US Nearest substationwithin 1 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Lumen Boston 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. Boston GigaPoPBoston UniversityCISN2 Enterprise CommunicationsCogent Communications, Inc.Connecticut Education NetworkConstant Contact, Inc.Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)ExpedientMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthern CrossroadsOSHEAN, IncPacketsurge Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here. 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 194 operating generating units totalling 5,515 MW within about 50 km of Cambridge, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas4,875 MW · 22 units · 88% Utility-Scale Solar471 MW · 162 units · 9% Bioenergy158 MW · 4 units · 3% Wind12 MW · 6 units · 0% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [ColoSpace - Somerville, MA](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/firstlight-fiber-inc-colospace-somerville-ma-cd2a1925) · FirstLight Fiber, Inc. · about 1 km - [CoreSite - Boston (BO1)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coresite-coresite-boston-bo1-90d31058) · CoreSite · about 1 km - [CoreSite BO1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/unknown-coresite-bo1-c8e26fac) · Unknown · about 1 km - [CORESITE RE 70 INNERBELT LLC](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coresite-re-70-innerbelt-llc-30e90a2d) · CoreSite · about 1 km - [Evocative BOS1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21) · VPLS · about 1 km - [Hub Express System](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/towardex-technologies-international-inc-hub-express-system-6586c4bd) · TOWARDEX Technologies International, Inc. · about 1 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of Lumen Boston in Cambridge, MA, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Lumen Boston data center in Cambridge, MA, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-boston-3edd2764) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="lumen-technologies-lumen-boston-3edd2764"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-boston-3edd2764#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-boston-3edd2764", "name": "Lumen Boston", "description": "Data center facility operated by Lumen Technologies in Cambridge, MA, US. 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