Switch Tahoe Reno Apex is a data center operated by Switch in Reno, NV, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Reno data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 11.3-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 Reno — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Reno — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Reno's data center market comprises 1,166 MW across 64 tracked facilities, placing it as a mid-tier regional hub with fragmented operator control. The market is dominated by unknown operators holding 17 facilities, followed by two unnamed operators with 16 facilities each, while established players including Switch 6 facilities, Cogent Communications 2, and Microsoft 2 maintain smaller footprints. This operator fragmentation suggests either legacy single-asset holders or incomplete market data, which creates both acquisition opportunities and due-diligence complexity for institutional investors. The DCPI verdict of CAUTION reflects a critical imbalance: excess-power availability scores only 50/100 while constraint risk reaches 38/100, indicating Reno cannot reliably absorb new hyperscale capacity expansion without infrastructure investment. This is not an AVOID market like Spokane…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 29 operating generating units totalling 1,417 MW within about 50 km of Reno, 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 Reno tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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