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description: Is Cleveland a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 19.3/100 (PJM), as of 2026-11-12. 162 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-07). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Cleveland data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Cleveland data center market

Power availability in Cleveland: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 19.3 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 267 words · generated 2026-11-07 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

**Question this page answers:** How much power is available in the Cleveland data center market?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="how much power is available in the Cleveland market for a data center")`

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DCPI Score**19.3/100**

MW, all listings**162**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Cleveland at a glance

Cleveland has 12 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Involta (12 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 12 |
| Total listed | 12 |

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.

## Colocation lease rates in Cleveland

DC Hub does not hold a lease-rate figure for this market yet.

The market sits at the tail end of Ohio's broader 505 MW capacity profile, making it a minor node in the state's distributed data center landscape.

Together, these scores indicate that securing new power for incremental capacity or a new facility would encounter supply-side resistance and likely require direct utility engagement or investment in local grid upgrades.

Operator fragmentation—five distinct players across 46 sites—mirrors Akron's structure and contrasts with more consolidated markets. The absence of tracked recent deal activity means there is no visible M&A or capital redeployment activity to signal operator confidence, consolidation intent, or hyperscaler interest in the market. Public discourse around data center development in Cleveland has centered on utility acquisition proposals and local municipal zoning debates, but these discussions have not yet translated into announced transactions or major capital commitments visible to the market.

Forward momentum in Cleveland will depend on whether local policy resolution and utility-level power planning materialize before competing Ohio markets absorb incremental generation capacity.

## Data centers in Cleveland

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Involta Cleveland](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/involta-involta-cleveland-0c473d15) | Involta | Operational | 12 |
| [BlueBridge Networks \| Downtown Cleveland](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/bluebridge-networks-bluebridge-networks-downtown-cleveland-594595c1) | BlueBridge Networks | Operational |  |
| [Cogent Cleveland](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-cleveland-54b9a6ec) | Cogent Communications, Inc. | Operational |  |
| [Cogent Cleveland 2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-cleveland-2-ea08b682) | Cogent Communications, Inc. | Operational |  |

Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.

Browse every data center in [Ohio](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/ohio).

## More on Cleveland

- [Cleveland DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/cleveland)
- [Cleveland market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/cleveland/brief)
- [Ohio data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/ohio/brief)
- [Ohio data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/ohio/data-center-incentives)

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