Powertel Data Centre is a data center in Sydney, QLD, AU. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Sydney data-center market on the AEMO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 36.0-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 Sydney — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Sydney — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Sydney's data center market is structurally oversupplied on power while facing acute interconnection bottlenecks, creating a high-risk investment environment. The market spans 223 tracked facilities delivering 2,735 MW of total capacity, with Equinix commanding the largest footprint at 15 facilities. The excess-power score of 33/100 signals significant idle generation capacity relative to demand absorption, while the constraint score of 61/100 reflects severe limitations in grid interconnection and transmission infrastructure that prevent efficient utilization of available power. This mismatch—abundant generation coupled with constrained delivery—is the defining inefficiency of the Sydney market. The AVOID verdict applies directly to acquisition-stage investors and reflects the structural risk of stranded assets. Buyers entering at current valuations face a dual squeeze: excess…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Powertel Data Centre 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.
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.
DC Hub tracks 44 operating generating units totalling 371 MW within about 50 km of Sydney, AU. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Sydney tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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