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description: Is Columbus a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 17.3/100 (PJM), as of 2026-11-12. 2,111 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-10). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Columbus data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Columbus data center market

Power availability in Columbus: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 17.3 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 226 words · generated 2026-11-10 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

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

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

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DCPI Score**17.3/100**

MW, all listings**2,111**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Columbus at a glance

Columbus has 576 MW operational, 100 MW under construction and 500 MW planned among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Stargate (OpenAI/SoftBank/Oracle) (500 MW), Google (350 MW) and Amazon Web Services (200 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 576 |
| Under construction | 100 |
| Planned | 500 |
| Total listed | 1,176 |

## Developers building or planning in Columbus

| Operator | Under construction MW | Planned MW |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stargate (OpenAI/SoftBank/Oracle) |  | 500 |
| Google | 100 |  |

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 Columbus

Broker lease rates (CBRE/JLL): available on paid plans. Asking base rent per kW of critical IT capacity. Electricity is normally billed separately (metered pass-through), plus cross-connects and one-time fees. Signed deals, term and size change the number. Source: DC Hub estimate. Anchored on JLL North America Data Center Report Midyear 2025 (1-5 MW, H1 2025): Columbus (figure on paid plans) plus ~9% JLL-reported NA rent growth to 2026; held below Chicago (CBRE North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (250+ kW): (figure on paid plans)).

The market reflects established hyperscaler engagement but with limited recent transactional activity—no new deals have been tracked in the current period.

The verdict reflects grid realities, not demand weakness.

Deal flow remains quiet. The tracked market recorded no recent transactions, and operator concentration skews toward hyperscalers rather than wholesale colocation vendors.

## Data centers in Columbus

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stargate Ohio Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/stargate-openaisoftbankoracle-stargate-ohio-campus-acf2f8da) | Stargate (OpenAI/SoftBank/Oracle) | Planned | 500 |
| [Google Columbus Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/google-google-columbus-data-center-f9e74102) | Google | Operational | 250 |
| [AWS US-East-2 Columbus Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-aws-us-east-2-columbus-campus-5f80bd89) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 200 |
| [Google Columbus Building 2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/google-google-columbus-building-2-1f4cb316) | Google | Under Construction | 100 |
| [Compass Columbus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/compass-datacenters-compass-columbus-65fdd8df) | Compass Datacenters | Operational | 90 |
| [Cologix Columbus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cologix-cologix-columbus-56ee5e59) | Cologix | Operational | 28 |
| [Involta Columbus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/involta-involta-columbus-8c3a742f) | Involta | Operational | 8 |
| [180 E Broad St.](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/hexion-building-180-e-broad-st-bbb1b779) | Hexion Building | Operational |  |
| [AWS Ohio Columbus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-aws-ohio-columbus-80d85b40) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [AWS US East 2 (Ohio)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-aws-us-east-2-ohio-ca1a1ea4) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [Amazon New Albany: Jug and Beach Road](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-new-albany-jug-and-beach-road-amazon-new-albany-jug-and-beach-road-8256af41) |  | Operational |  |
| [Amazon Web Services CMH50](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-web-services-cmh50-8eb0bf24) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [Amazon Web Services CMH53](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-web-services-cmh53-eeeb7938) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [Amazon Web Services CMH62](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-web-services-cmh62-682ae87b) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [Bresco Broadband Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/bresco-broadband-bresco-broadband-data-center-f5e155a5) | Bresco Broadband | Operational |  |
| [CENTRA CMH01 - Columbus Ohio (180 E Broad)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/centra-digital-interconnect-centra-cmh01-columbus-ohio-180-e-broad-deaec8fc) | CENTRA Digital Interconnect | Operational |  |
| [Citynet Columbus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/citynet-citynet-columbus-1a3ddf79) | Citynet | Operational |  |
| [Cogent Columbus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-columbus-a4240e47) | Cogent Communications, Inc. | Operational |  |
| [Cogent Columbus 2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cogent-communications-inc-cogent-columbus-2-b9e8ec72) | Cogent Communications, Inc. | Operational |  |
| [Cologix COL1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cologix-inc-cologix-col1-b20ef60e) | Cologix, 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 Columbus

- [Columbus DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/columbus)
- [Columbus market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/columbus/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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