Unity Cable System Norma Beach Cable Landing Station

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Norma Beach Cable Landing Station is a data center operated by Unity Cable System in Lynnwood, WA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Lynnwood data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 16.7-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.

Status
Operational
Market
Lynnwood
State
WA
Country
US

What changed

Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.

Market intelligence

CAUTION

Data Center Power Index verdict for Lynnwood — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Lynnwood — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Lynnwood's data center footprint remains nascent, with five tracked facilities totaling zero operational MW across a fragmented operator base. Centersquare, Digital Fortress operating two separate facilities including one branded as Digital Fortress Lynnwood, Unity Cable System, and one unnamed operator each control single assets, indicating no dominant regional player. The absence of reported MW capacity suggests these are either pre-revenue development assets, colocation micro-facilities, or operators not yet at scale—a critical distinction for capital-intensive investors accustomed to established markets like Washington, DC, which houses consolidated, revenue-generating assets under operators like Equinix and CoreSite. The DCPI verdict of excess-power 55/100 paired with constraint 40/100 signals caution, not blockade. This split reading—moderate excess capacity but material…

Location

Area Lynnwood, WA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketLynnwood
Grid operatorWECC
Data Center Power IndexCAUTION
Est. time to power16.7 months
LocationLynnwood, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 3 operating generating units totalling 181 MW within about 50 km of Lynnwood, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Hydropower181 MW · 3 units · 100%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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