Telus is a data center in CA. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Williston, ND data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates BUILD, with an estimated 8.4-month time-to-power. For operators evaluating new capacity, this market screens favorably — grid headroom and interconnection timelines are comparatively strong.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Williston, ND — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Williston, ND — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Williston's data center market remains nascent, with only 40 MW deployed across two tracked facilities. The region currently hosts a single operator—Crusoe Energy—managing both sites, indicating a concentrated and early-stage competitive landscape. This limited footprint reflects Williston's traditional identity as an oil and gas hub rather than a mature tech infrastructure node, though the market's energy profile is now attracting digital infrastructure investment. The DCPI verdict of BUILD excess-power 71/100, constraint 15/100 strongly favors greenfield development over acquisition. The excess-power score of 71/100 signals abundant, underutilized generating capacity—a critical asset in a region with legacy energy infrastructure and low current data center demand. Conversely, the constraint score of 15/100 indicates minimal physical, regulatory, or interconnection barriers to facility…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 5 operating generating units totalling 907 MW within about 50 km of CA. 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.
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