Provdotnet LLC Prov.net CHF1 — Chelmsford Data Center

Prov.net CHF1 (Boston North) is a data center operated by Provdotnet LLC in Chelmsford, MA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Andover data-center market on the ISONE grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 10.8-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Chelmsford
State
MA
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Andover — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Andover — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Andover's data center footprint remains minimal, with only 4 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of operational capacity. The market is dominated by a small operator base: TierPoint controls 2 facilities, while NaviSite LLC and TierPoint, LLC each operate 1 site. No recent M&A activity has been recorded in the market, suggesting limited capital deployment momentum and investor appetite to date. The DCPI verdict of AVOID—driven by excess-power scoring of 35/100 and constraint scoring of 31/100—reflects a market fundamentally misaligned with current investor priorities. The excess-power rating of 35/100 signals insufficient surplus capacity to absorb incremental hyperscale or enterprise demand, a critical shortfall as AI infrastructure buildouts increasingly demand isolated, high-density power. The constraint score of 31/100 indicates material grid infrastructure or real-estate bottlenecks…

Location

Area Chelmsford, MA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketAndover
Grid operatorISONE
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power10.8 months
LocationChelmsford, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Prov.net CHF1 (Boston North) 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.

Irontrust NetworksProvDotNet

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 146 operating generating units totalling 4,828 MW within about 50 km of Chelmsford, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas2,967 MW · 10 units · 61%
Nuclear1,296 MW · 1 unit · 27%
Utility-Scale Solar333 MW · 124 units · 7%
Bioenergy224 MW · 6 units · 5%
Wind9 MW · 5 units · 0%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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