Evocative BOS1 is a data center operated by VPLS in Somerville, MA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 3.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Somerville data-center market on the ISONE grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 19.3-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Somerville — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Somerville — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Somerville's data center footprint remains constrained at 55 MW across eight facilities, with power availability emerging as the binding constraint on growth. CoreSite operates two sites in the market, while FirstLight Fiber, TOWARDEX Technologies International, and one untracked operator each manage single facilities. The market shows fragmented ownership with no dominant player controlling more than two assets, and no recent M&A activity suggests limited consolidation pressure or strategic repositioning by major operators over the tracked period. The DCPI verdict of AVOID for acquisition-focused investors reflects a fundamental imbalance between supply and demand dynamics. With excess-power scoring at 29/100—indicating severely limited spare capacity for expansion—any acquisition of operational assets locks buyers into a low-utilization growth ceiling. The constraint score of 42/100…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Somerville tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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