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description: Is Sydney a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 21.4/100 (AEMO), as of 2026-11-12. 2,506 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-11). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Sydney data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Sydney data center market

Power availability in Sydney: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 21.4 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 241 words · generated 2026-11-11 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

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

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

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

DCPI Score**21.4/100**

MW, all listings**2,506**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Sydney at a glance

Sydney has 425 MW operational and 320 MW under construction among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are AirTrunk (580 MW), Equinix (60 MW) and Global Switch (38 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 425 |
| Under construction | 320 |
| Total listed | 745 |

## Developers building or planning in Sydney

| Operator | Under construction MW | Planned MW |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AirTrunk | 320 |  |

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 Sydney

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: CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026 (Q1 2026): average asking rent (figure on paid plans) [(link)](https://www.cbre.com/insights/reports/global-data-center-trends-2026)

Equinix leads with 8 sites, followed by AirTrunk with 7 and Canberra Data Centres with 4.

This combination positions Sydney as a market where power procurement for new facilities will face meaningful headwinds.

Recent transaction flow reflects debt and growth financing rather than asset consolidation. AirTrunk recorded two debt facilities announced on consecutive dates (October 2026), signaling staged funding for phased campus deployment. EdgeConneX participated in a joint venture structure on 14 October 2026. Blackstone's debt arrangement with Coatue in February 2026 preceded the wave of AirTrunk announcements. This activity pattern—staged debt raises, venture partnerships, and single-asset development pipelines—reflects the structural challenge of power availability shaping deal mechanics.

## Data centers in Sydney

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AirTrunk SYD3 Sydney](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/airtrunk-airtrunk-syd3-sydney-c5a4bbf4) | AirTrunk | Under Construction | 320 |
| [AirTrunk SYD Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/airtrunk-airtrunk-syd-campus-a7c5414c) | AirTrunk | Operational | 150 |
| [AirTrunk SYD1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/airtrunk-airtrunk-syd1-55450d34) | AirTrunk | Operational | 110 |
| [Equinix SY Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-sy-campus-7799ffdb) | Equinix | Operational | 60 |
| [Global Switch Sydney](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/global-switch-global-switch-sydney-0098eb8a) | Global Switch | Operational | 38 |
| [NextDC](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/nextdc-nextdc-ba6e9e3b) |  | Operational | 20 |
| [NTT Sydney 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ntt-ntt-sydney-1-58971a7d) | NTT | Operational | 18 |
| [Australian Liquidity Centre](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/australian-securities-exchange-australian-liquidity-centre-7cfdd196) | Australian Securities Exchange | Operational | 5 |
| [Global Switch Sydney East Data Centre](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digico-reit-global-switch-sydney-east-data-centre-cddb7763) | DigiCo REIT | Operational | 5 |
| [Global Switch Sydney West Data Centre](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digico-reit-global-switch-sydney-west-data-centre-ea39ddc2) | DigiCo REIT | Operational | 5 |
| [Intellicentre 2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/macquarie-data-centres-intellicentre-2-1f663364) | Macquarie Data Centres | Operational | 5 |
| [Intellicentre 3 East](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/macquarie-data-centres-intellicentre-3-east-bda314a6) | Macquarie Data Centres | Operational | 5 |
| [Telstra Data Centre](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/telstra-telstra-data-centre-5ef40858) | Telstra | Operational | 4 |
| [AAPT Glebe](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vocus-group-aapt-glebe-5b2044ad) | Vocus Group | Operational |  |
| [AWS AP Southeast 2 (Sydney)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-aws-ap-southeast-2-sydney-dec0f927) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [AirTrunk SYD2 Sydney](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/airtrunk-airtrunk-syd2-sydney-437eba7b) | AirTrunk | Operational |  |
| [AirTrunk Sydney North](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/airtrunk-airtrunk-sydney-north-96e3c7e4) | AirTrunk | Operational |  |
| [AirTrunk Sydney West](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/airtrunk-airtrunk-sydney-west-71323b74) | Airtrunk | Operational |  |
| [Azure Australia East Sydney](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-azure-australia-east-sydney-2f1f6385) | Microsoft | Operational |  |
| [DigiCo Sydney SYD1 (formerly Global Switch Australia)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digico-digico-sydney-syd1-formerly-global-switch-australia-263a15de) | DigiCo | Operational |  |

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

Browse every data center in [Australia](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/au).

## More on Sydney

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

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