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# Pittsburgh data center market

Power availability in Pittsburgh: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 18.3 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 281 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 Pittsburgh data center market?

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

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DCPI Score**18.3/100**

MW, all listings**12**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Pittsburgh at a glance

Pittsburgh 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 365 Data Centers (7 MW) and Expedient (5 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 Pittsburgh

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

DataBank operates the largest portfolio with five facilities, followed by Expedient with four; the remaining capacity is distributed among DQE Communications LLC, EdgeConneX, and Bare Metal Pittsburgh. No recent deals have been tracked in the market, leaving the operator landscape relatively static over the current observation window.

The DCPI verdict of AVOID reflects a structural power supply challenge.

The operator base remains concentrated, with DataBank and Expedient controlling nine of the 54 tracked sites. The absence of recent deal flow—no acquisitions, dispositions, or expansions tracked—indicates either market saturation within the existing footprint or reduced new-build momentum. Pennsylvania-level activity, including Alpha Compute's land and gas-rights acquisition for a data center campus, underscores regional interest in the broader state; however, no such transactions have materialized in Pittsburgh proper. Proposed projects, including Switch's plans for up to 270 MW of generator capacity on a former racetrack site and Elizabeth Township's disclosed power plant and data center plans, remain in pre-development or planning phases and are not yet reflected in the tracked operational or under-construction counts.

## Data centers in Pittsburgh

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [365 DC Pittsburgh](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/365-data-centers-365-dc-pittsburgh-e00b7bc9) | 365 Data Centers | Operational | 7 |
| [Expedient Pittsburgh South](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/expedient-expedient-pittsburgh-south-6039eb3a) | Expedient | Operational | 5 |
| [Crown Castle Pittsburgh (Allegheny Center Mall)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/crown-castle-inc-crown-castle-pittsburgh-allegheny-center-mall-130e3fdf) | Crown Castle Inc. | Operational |  |
| [DQE Communications (Downtown Pittsburgh)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/dqe-communications-llc-dqe-communications-downtown-pittsburgh-005bbb81) | DQE Communications LLC | Operational |  |
| [EdgeConneX Pittsburgh (EDCPIT01)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/edgeconnex-inc-edgeconnex-pittsburgh-edcpit01-2f5d9714) | EdgeConneX Inc. | Operational |  |
| [Expedient Pittsburgh - Green Tree](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/expedient-expedient-pittsburgh-green-tree-18a235ba) | Expedient | Operational |  |
| [Expedient Pittsburgh - Nova Place](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/expedient-expedient-pittsburgh-nova-place-6e90186c) | Expedient | Operational |  |
| [Iron Mountain PIT1 Pittsburgh](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/iron-mountain-iron-mountain-pit1-pittsburgh-a8decdd4) | Iron Mountain | Operational |  |
| [Lumen Pittsburgh](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-pittsburgh-f46462b1) | Lumen Technologies | Operational |  |
| [PNC PITTSBURGH DATA CENTER](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/pnc-pittsburgh-data-center-6b8aeaf5) |  |  |  |
| [Zayo Pittsburgh - 2500 Allegheny Center Mall](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/zayo-group-zayo-pittsburgh-2500-allegheny-center-mall-87be660a) | Zayo Group | Operational |  |
| [aspStation, Inc.](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/aspstation-inc-aspstation-inc-13c2d188) |  | Operational |  |

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

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

## More on Pittsburgh

- [Pittsburgh DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/pittsburgh)
- [Pittsburgh market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/pittsburgh/brief)
- [Pennsylvania data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/pennsylvania/brief)
- [Pennsylvania data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/pennsylvania/data-center-incentives)

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