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description: Is Somerville a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 31.7/100 (ISONE), as of 2026-11-12. Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Somerville data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Somerville data center market

Power availability in Somerville: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 31.7 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 256 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 Somerville data center market?

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

**Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result].

DCPI Score**31.7/100**

MW, all listings**0**any status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Colocation lease rates in Somerville

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

Somerville's tracked market comprises seven facilities across a fragmented operator base. CoreSite operates three sites, while FirstLight Fiber, TOWARDEX Technologies International, VPLS, and CORESITE RE 70 INNERBELT LLC each operate single facilities. No recent deals have been recorded in this market, and tracked site operators have not publicly reported megawatt capacity figures.

Together these metrics signal that new power connections will face friction: grid upgrades may be required, utility coordination windows may be narrow, and permitting timelines for distribution infrastructure could extend project schedules.

No acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, or capacity expansions have been recorded in recent tracking windows, which reflects rational operator behavior in markets where spare power is scarce. When incremental supply is difficult to secure, neither new entrants nor existing operators typically initiate facility expansion or acquisition rounds.

Site planners and operators should expect that power procurement in Somerville will require either direct utility engagement for dedicated feeds, extended lead times for grid reinforcement, or location-specific trade-offs between facility density and power availability.

## Data centers in Somerville

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CORESITE RE 70 INNERBELT LLC](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coresite-re-70-innerbelt-llc-30e90a2d) | CoreSite |  |  |
| [CoreSite - Boston (BO1)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coresite-coresite-boston-bo1-90d31058) | CoreSite | Operational |  |
| [Evocative BOS1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vpls-evocative-bos1-63ee7b21) | VPLS | Operational |  |
| [Hub Express System](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/towardex-technologies-international-inc-hub-express-system-6586c4bd) | TOWARDEX Technologies International, Inc. | Operational |  |

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

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

## More on Somerville

- [Somerville DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/somerville)
- [Somerville market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/somerville/brief)
- [Massachusetts data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/massachusetts/brief)
- [Massachusetts data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/massachusetts/data-center-incentives)

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