Switch Las Vegas 8 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.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Switch Las Vegas 8 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.
Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here.
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 91 operating generating units totalling 12,383 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.
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