Sacramento: 66.4/100 DCPI Composite, BUILD Verdict

Highlights

Sacramento, California holds a DCPI composite score of 66.4/100 with a BUILD verdict as of 2026-11-09.

On 2026-11-07, when this release was first published, Sacramento posted a 71.1/100 Excess Power score and a 43.9/100 Grid Constraint score on the Data Center Power Index. Cheyenne, WY, another WECC market with a BUILD verdict, posted a 25.5/100 Grid Constraint score that day. Amsterdam (21.7/100 Excess Power, 76.0/100 Grid Constraint) and London (17.0/100 Excess Power, 77.8/100 Grid Constraint) hold AVOID verdicts.

What It Means

A higher Grid Constraint score means more friction for new load and less headroom. Sacramento's 43.9/100 was the highest Grid Constraint among the BUILD markets this release compared, so it carries the most grid friction of that group even though its Excess Power score keeps it at BUILD.

For a siting team, the BUILD verdict says power is available; the Grid Constraint score says connecting to it will take more work here than in the lower-constraint BUILD markets. Check substation capacity and the interconnection queue before committing to a site.

Methodology

The Data Center Power Index scores markets on modeled Excess Power (generation headroom, substation capacity, uncommitted MW) and Grid Constraint (interconnection queue depth, transmission congestion, retail-rate pressure), and combines them with time to power into a composite score and a BUILD, CAUTION or AVOID verdict. Each market record carries its own freshness timestamp.

Source: DC Hub Data Center Power Index (https://dchub.cloud/dcpi). Updated daily.

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Editor's note: Corrected 2026-11-09. The original read Sacramento's Grid Constraint score as headroom; a higher Grid Constraint means less headroom. It also placed Sacramento in a top-eight list. The release now leads with the DCPI composite score and verdict.