--- description: Operational data center in Piscataway, New Jersey, on the PJM grid. 17,254 MW of operating generation within 50 km. Specs, nearby power & peers. title: Optimum — 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) · [New Jersey](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/new-jersey "Data centers in New Jersey") · [Piscataway](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway) · Optimum # Optimum - Status Operational [Piscataway, NJ, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway) **Optimum** is a data center in Piscataway, NJ, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Piscataway](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway) State NJ [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: OpenStreetMap · Verified Nov 12, 2026 against OpenStreetMap · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway "Full DCPI breakdown") Piscataway [ISOPJM](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway)[DCPI composite21.6](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/piscataway "Power outlook for Piscataway") [Piscataway market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/piscataway) ## Market context Optimum is one of 23 facilities DC Hub’s Piscataway brief counts on the PJM grid. The closest tracked facility is NJ 1 DATA CENTER, about 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 5 km. [Read the Piscataway market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/piscataway) ## Location Area Piscataway, NJ, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/40.55/-74.49) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/optimum-optimum-0a8aac9f) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationPiscataway, US Nearest substationwithin 5 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Optimum 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. Digital Fortress - AS2044Digital Fortress - AS3361Digital Fortress - AS6423 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 280 operating generating units totalling 17,254 MW within about 50 km of Piscataway, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas16,391 MW · 61 units · 95% Utility-Scale Solar685 MW · 214 units · 4% Bioenergy178 MW · 5 units · 1% 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. - [NJ 1 DATA CENTER](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/nj-1-data-center-feccb0ad) · about 1 km - [Anexio NJ1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/anexio-datacenters-llc-anexio-nj1-8c2a0c50) · Anexio Datacenters, LLC · about 1 km - [ColoCrossing NJ1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/colocrossing-colocrossing-nj1-649c6ee1) · ColoCrossing · about 1 km - [QTS Piscataway (PNJ1)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/qts-qts-piscataway-pnj1-ef5bf01f) · QTS · about 1 km - [QTS Piscataway Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/quality-technology-services-qts-piscataway-data-center-8f836869) · Quality Technology Services · under 10 MW · about 1 km - [QTS Piscataway Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/qts-realty-qts-piscataway-data-center-07e194ab) · QTS Realty · 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 Optimum in Piscataway, NJ, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Optimum data center in Piscataway, NJ, 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/optimum-optimum-0a8aac9f) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="optimum-optimum-0a8aac9f"` (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/optimum-optimum-0a8aac9f#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/optimum-optimum-0a8aac9f", "name": "Optimum", "description": "Data center facility operated by Optimum in Piscataway, NJ, US. 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