Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub is a data center in Stanford, CA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Sunnyvale data-center market on the CAISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 41.6-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 Sunnyvale — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Sunnyvale — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Sunnyvale's 13 tracked facilities represent 114 MW of operational capacity, but the market faces mounting structural pressure. Equinix maintains the largest footprint with 8 facilities across the tracked base, while Lumen Technologies, H5 Data Centers, and Centersquare operate smaller portfolios. The DCPI excess-power score of 65/100 signals meaningful supply overhang relative to current demand, a condition typically associated with pricing compression and utilization headwinds in mature Silicon Valley submarkets. The CAUTION verdict—driven equally by excess-power and constraint metrics both 60/100+—reflects a market unsuitable for speculative acquisitions or passive portfolio expansion. This designation indicates that buyers entering Sunnyvale should be prepared for extended lease negotiation cycles and limited pricing leverage. Capital deployment here requires either tenant…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Stanford tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
get_facility slug="northwest-data-center-and-communications-hub-cad55f22" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect:
https://dchub.cloud/connect?src=page-onramp&entity=northwest-data-center-and-communications-hub-cad55f22