--- description: "VPLS Evocative BOS1: operational data center in Somerville, Massachusetts, operated by VPLS, on the ISONE grid. Specs, nearby power & peers." title: VPLS Evocative BOS1 — Somerville Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [Massachusetts](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/massachusetts "Data centers in Massachusetts") · [Somerville](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) · Evocative BOS1 # VPLS Evocative BOS1 — Somerville Data Center - Operator VPLS - Status Operational [Somerville, MA, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) **Evocative BOS1** is a data center operated by VPLS in Somerville, MA, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Somerville](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) State MA [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: PeeringDB · Verified Nov 11, 2026 against PeeringDB · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville "Full DCPI breakdown") Somerville [ISOISONE](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[DCPI composite31.7](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville "Power outlook for Somerville") [Somerville market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/somerville) ## Market context VPLS Evocative BOS1 is one of 7 facilities DC Hub’s Somerville brief counts on the ISONE grid. The closest tracked facility is ColoSpace - Somerville, MA, under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. [Read the Somerville market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/somerville) ## Location Area Somerville, MA, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/42.38/-71.08) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationSomerville, US Nearest substationwithin 1 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Evocative BOS1 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. Arelion (Twelve99)AstoundAxcelx Technologies LLCBoom CommunicationsCELTCISN2 Enterprise CommunicationsCogent Communications, Inc.Cogo Labs, Inc.ColoSpace, Inc.Constant Contact, Inc.Converted NetworksCoreSite Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here. 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 188 operating generating units totalling 5,496 MW within about 50 km of Somerville, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas4,875 MW · 22 units · 89% Utility-Scale Solar453 MW · 157 units · 8% Bioenergy158 MW · 4 units · 3% Wind10 MW · 5 units · 0% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [ColoSpace - Somerville, MA](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/firstlight-fiber-inc-colospace-somerville-ma-cd2a1925) · FirstLight Fiber, Inc. · under 1 km - [CoreSite - Boston (BO1)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coresite-coresite-boston-bo1-90d31058) · CoreSite · under 1 km - [CoreSite BO1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/unknown-coresite-bo1-c8e26fac) · Unknown · under 1 km - [CORESITE RE 70 INNERBELT LLC](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coresite-re-70-innerbelt-llc-30e90a2d) · CoreSite · under 1 km - [Hub Express System](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/towardex-technologies-international-inc-hub-express-system-6586c4bd) · TOWARDEX Technologies International, Inc. · under 1 km - [Lumen Boston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-boston-3edd2764) · Lumen Technologies Inc · about 1 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of VPLS Evocative BOS1 in Somerville, MA, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="VPLS Evocative BOS1 data center in Somerville, MA, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21", "name": "VPLS Evocative BOS1", "description": "Data center facility operated by VPLS in Somerville, MA, US. 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