MDC El Paso is a data center operated by MDC Data Centers in El Paso, TX, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 3.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the El Paso data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 41.3-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Data Center Power Index verdict for El Paso — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on El Paso — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
El Paso hosts 2,673 MW across 14 tracked facilities, positioning it as a mid-tier regional hub dominated by Meta's nine facilities. The market's power profile is contradictory: a 69/100 excess-power score suggests available generation capacity, yet the 52/100 constraint rating flags meaningful infrastructure limitations. This tension between generation surplus and delivery bottleneck defines the investment opportunity and risk. The CAUTION verdict reflects a market capable of absorbing new capacity—power exists—but burdened by grid or transmission constraints that complicate deployment velocity. For buyers, this means El Paso offers expansion potential at lower acquisition premiums than fully constrained markets, but development timelines will stretch beyond typical hyperscale expectations. Operators can add power; they cannot instantly add substations or transmission upgrades. Capital…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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