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.
Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.
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 77 tracked facilities totaling 1,840 MW, but faces a critical power availability bottleneck. The DCPI scoring reveals excess-power capacity at 53/100 paired with constraint severity at 37/100—a divergence that signals adequate installed generation alongside transmission and infrastructure friction. Switch dominates the local operator landscape with 16 facilities, followed by Flexential with 6, creating a moderately concentrated market where the top operator controls roughly 21% of tracked capacity. Recent activity shows zero M&A transactions closed, with only speculative pipeline values $350M unconfirmed suggesting dealmakers remain sidelined. The CAUTION verdict reflects structural realities that should deter most acquisition strategies while leaving selective build opportunities open. High excess-power scoring 53/100 indicates Las Vegas has not hit absolute power…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 90 operating generating units totalling 11,893 MW within about 50 km of Las Vegas, US. 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 Las Vegas tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
get_facility slug="switch-switch-las-vegas-5-6b5a896a" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect:
https://dchub.cloud/connect