Cogent Paris 1

Cogent Paris 1 is a data center in La Garenne Colombes, FR. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Paris data-center market on the ENTSOE-FR grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 33.6-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Paris
City
La Garenne Colombes
Country
FR

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Paris operates 323 tracked facilities totaling 356 MW across a fragmented operator base. The market's DCPI rating of excess-power 27/100 and constraint 55/100 yields a clear AVOID verdict for new investment. This positioning reflects structural imbalance: while power availability is critically tight 27/100 suggests severe undersupply, operational constraints remain moderate but non-trivial, creating a pincer effect that penalizes new entrants and expansion-stage operators. For acquisition-focused buyers, the AVOID verdict signals heightened execution risk on two fronts. The excess-power score of 27/100 is the more pressing concern—it indicates Paris lacks sufficient available grid capacity to support incremental colocation demand without substantial infrastructure upgrades. Buyers cannot rely on plug-and-play commissioning; any acquisition would require negotiation with local grid…

Location

Area La Garenne Colombes, FR

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketParis
Grid operatorENTSOE-FR
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power33.6 months
LocationLa Garenne Colombes, FR

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Cogent Paris 1 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.

Cogent Communications, Inc.CylleneParadoxNetworks Limited

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.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 49 operating generating units totalling 1,927 MW within about 50 km of La Garenne Colombes, FR. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas1,427 MW · 11 units · 74%
Utility-Scale Solar272 MW · 30 units · 14%
Bioenergy147 MW · 4 units · 8%
Wind81 MW · 4 units · 4%

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

Other data centers nearby

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