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description: Is San Francisco a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict CAUTION, score 48.8/100 (CAISO), as of 2026-11-12. 42 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-07). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "San Francisco data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# San Francisco data center market

Power availability in San Francisco: DCPI verdict CAUTION, composite score 48.8 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 248 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 San Francisco data center market?

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

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DCPI Score**48.8/100**

MW, all listings**42**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**CAUTION**

## San Francisco at a glance

San Francisco has 42 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Digital Realty (42 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 42 |
| Total listed | 42 |

## Developers building or planning in San Francisco

| Operator | Under construction MW | Planned MW |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Novva Data Centers |  |  |

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 San Francisco

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

Digital Realty operates the largest presence with five facilities in the metro, followed by single-site operators including Colocation America Corporation, Cyxtera, 60 Fed LLC, and 3HCLOUD LLC. The fragmented operator landscape reflects a market without dominant incumbents, distinguishing San Francisco from nearby San Jose where two operators control supply concentration.

This combination suggests that while power exists within the metro, accessing it for new or expanded facilities will encounter non-trivial operational and permitting obstacles rather than straightforward grid expansion.

Deal flow remains dormant with no recent transactions tracked in San Francisco. This absence occurs against a backdrop of regional activity elsewhere in California, including announced deals in adjacent metros and ongoing consolidation in larger hubs. The operator base remains dispersed across small to mid-sized players, with no recent M&A activity reshaping market structure. The five-facility concentration at Digital Realty represents the strongest operational foothold but does not constitute market control.

## Data centers in San Francisco

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [360 Spear Street Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-360-spear-street-data-center-6e1adcb7) | Digital Realty | Operational | 14 |
| [365 Main Street Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-365-main-street-data-center-a1090ae6) | Digital Realty | Operational | 14 |
| [Digital Realty San Francisco SFO10](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-san-francisco-sfo10-047b6d80) | Digital Realty | Operational | 14 |
| [360 Spear](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/prudential-financial-inc-360-spear-c8258c8b) | Prudential Financial, Inc. | Operational |  |
| [Digital Realty SFO (200 Paul)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-sfo-200-paul-c6d9d6ea) | Digital Realty | Operational |  |
| [Digital Realty SFO (365 Main)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-sfo-365-main-8081fd70) | Digital Realty | Operational |  |
| [FluidStack US-West-1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/fluidstack-fluidstack-us-west-1-84b8b454) | FluidStack | Operational |  |
| [Fortress SF1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/fortress-data-centers-fortress-sf1-12b92694) | Fortress Data Centers | Operational |  |
| [Novva San Francisco (400 Paul Ave)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/novva-data-centers-novva-san-francisco-400-paul-ave-b8e9d9bc) | Novva Data Centers | Planned |  |
| [SFDC1 - 200 Paul Ave](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/colocation-america-corporation-sfdc1-200-paul-ave-dda15916) | Colocation America Corporation | Operational |  |

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

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

## More on San Francisco

- [San Francisco DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/san-francisco)
- [San Francisco market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/san-francisco/brief)
- [California data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/california/brief)
- [California data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/california/data-center-incentives)

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