Microsoft Des Moines 5185 is a data center operated by Microsoft Des Moines in Des Moines, US. The facility is currently announced. It sits in the Des Moines data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 18.7-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 Des Moines — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Des Moines — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Des Moines hosts 823 MW across 42 tracked facilities, positioning it as a mid-scale regional hub with fragmented ownership. Meta operates the largest footprint with 7 facilities, followed by two unnamed operators each running 9 and 6 facilities respectively. Microsoft 3 facilities and Cologix 2 facilities round out the named operator base, reflecting a market dominated by hyperscalers and independent operators rather than colocation specialists. This operational distribution suggests infrastructure built primarily to serve specific corporate needs rather than merchant capacity demand. The AVOID verdict reflects critical infrastructure constraints that should deter acquisition-stage investment. The excess-power score of 47/100 indicates inadequate headroom for incremental load growth—the market cannot reliably absorb new tenant demand without grid upgrades or on-site generation…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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