Switch Las Vegas 5 is a data center operated by Switch in Las Vegas, NV, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Las Vegas data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 11.5-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 Las Vegas — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Las Vegas — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Las Vegas operates 63 tracked data center facilities totaling 1,884 MW, dominated by Switch's 16-site footprint, yet faces a cautionary DCPI profile with excess-power scoring at 53/100 against a constraint reading of 39/100. The power surplus masks underlying infrastructure friction: while the market has not experienced recent tracked M&A despite $350M in unclassified recent activity, regulatory scrutiny is intensifying as municipal authorities weigh expansion approvals against the need for formal governance frameworks. Switch's continued land banking and site consolidation outside Las Vegas proper signals operator awareness that metro-core capacity is tightening. For acquisition-focused investors, the CAUTION verdict translates to qualified entry conditions. The excess-power score suggests near-term supply availability, but the constraint ceiling at 39/100 indicates structural…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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