Chandler data center market brief

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Market Brief · BUILDDCPI score pending · Live as of 75% live coverage · 6/8 sections

At a Glance 2 of 3 KPIs live

Operational1,843 MWsum of the sites that report MW; most do not
Pipeline502 MW
FacilitiesGlobal facility map
Queue WaitNot tracked
Top OperatorCyrusOne

Power & Grid 3 of 5 metrics live

ISOWECC
Queue Capacity13,740 MW
Queue WaitNot tracked
Reserve Margin20.0%
Gen Additions 12mo3,841 MW
Interconnect PendingNot tracked

Pipeline 7 projects tracked

OperatorFacilityPowerStatusETA
Compass DatacentersCompass Goodyear Campus (Phoenix)212 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
Novva Data CentersNovva Project Borealis Phase 196 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
EdgeCore Digital InfrastructureEdgeCore Mesa Campus PH0372 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
EdgeCore Digital InfrastructureEdgeCore Mesa Campus PH0272 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
H5 Data CentersH5 Chandler 250 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
Arcadian InfracomArcadian Infracom Phoenix PoPNot trackedUnder ConstructionNot tracked
Novva Data CentersNovva Mesa CampusNot trackedUnder ConstructionNot tracked

Operator Footprint 5 operators tracked

OperatorFacilitiesTotal MW
CyrusOne1068 MW
H5 Data Centers375 MW
Digital Realty20 MW
DataBank10 MW
DataBank, Ltd.10 MW

M&A Activity (24mo) Coverage building

Coverage building for M&A activity (24mo)
We will surface live M&A activity (24mo) data here as soon as our deals-tracker crawl returns rows for Chandler. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Comps Coverage building

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We will surface live powered-shell and land comps data here as soon as our transaction-tracker crawl returns rows for Chandler. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Risk Factors 1 of 2 signals live

12-Month Outlook

Chandler's data center footprint spans 29 tracked facilities totaling 143 MW across operational, under-construction, and planned assets. CyrusOne dominates the operator landscape with 10 facilities, followed by H5 Data Centers with 3 sites, while Digital Realty and DataBank each maintain smaller presences. The market has attracted recent institutional attention, with multiple sources confirming a local data center campus entering a growth phase anchored by large enterprise tenants.

The BUILD verdict reflects Chandler's favorable risk-return profile for capital deployment. The excess-power score of 66/100 indicates substantial headroom in available grid capacity relative to tracked facility demand, a critical advantage in markets where utility constraints typically block expansion. The constraint score of 40/100—meaningfully lower than problematic peers like Atlanta (59/100)—signals that infrastructure bottlenecks are manageable rather than prohibitive. For operators and build-to-suit investors, this combination creates a window to acquire land, secure power allocations, and stage development before utilization intensifies.

Deal flow into Chandler remains minimal in tracked records, with no recent M&A transactions announced. This contrasts sharply with regional consolidation activity, including Aligned Data Centers' multiple acquisitions in adjacent markets and RadiusDC's acquisition of PhoenixNAP's Phoenix operations. The absence of recent institutional deals in Chandler itself does not signal weakness; rather, it reflects a market still in organic operator growth mode, where fragmentation persists but investment barriers remain low. CyrusOne's 10-facility concentration suggests willingness by tier-one operators to build organically in the market rather than acquire scattered assets.

Chandler's combination of power availability, modest constraint risk, and operator appetite for organic expansion creates a compelling thesis for build-first strategies over consolidation plays in the near term.

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