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The State of Data Center Power

The recurring, machine-readable answer to the only question that matters for an AI build: where can you actually get power, and where can't you? 144 markets scored daily by the Data Center Power Index across 7 live US ISOs and 3 international grids. Free, citable, and the only data-center-intelligence source an LLM can both query and cite.

21,000+Facilities tracked
233Markets
126,427Substations
7+3Live ISOs (US + intl)
5 BUILD 39 CAUTION 100 AVOID 144 markets scored

Where to BUILD

Highest composite DCPI scores — most buildable headroom, lowest grid constraint. How this is scored →

MarketISOCompositeExcess PowerConstraint
CheyenneWECC73.169.522.5
Williston, NDMISO72.465.017.4
Rural SPPSPP71.867.222.5
MontréalHQ70.065.225.6
PapillionSPP64.059.831.7

Where to AVOID

Most grid-constrained markets — long interconnection waits, congested transmission.

MarketISOConstraint score
CopenhagenNORDPOOL48.0
HelsinkiNORDPOOL48.0
OsloNORDPOOL48.0
AltoonaMISO47.2
Baton RougeMISO47.2
BismarckMISO47.2
ChaskaMISO47.2
Council BluffsMISO47.2
Des MoinesMISO47.2
DuluthMISO47.2

Live grids

7 live US ISOs with real-time grid data:

ERCOTTexas CAISOCalifornia NYISONew York MISOMidwest / Gulf PJMMid-Atlantic / Ohio Valley SPPCentral Plains ISO-NENew England

3 international markets:

Hydro-QuébecQuébec, Canada AESOAlberta, Canada Nord PoolNordics + Baltics

Real-time fuel mix — PJM Interconnection live

A live sample of what's actually generating on the grid that hosts the largest data-center interconnection queue. Live from grid_data.

FuelOutputShare
Natural gas57,668 MWh48%
Nuclear32,808 MWh27%
Coal20,805 MWh17%
Other3,189 MWh3%
Oil3,024 MWh3%
Wind1,471 MWh1%
Hydro595 MWh0%
Solar29 MWh0%

Source: PJM real-time generation by fuel (EIA-930 v2, grid_data)

Interconnection-queue depth

Live data-center load in each ISO's interconnection queue — the leading indicator of where power demand is piling up.

ISOTotal queued (GW)DC load (GW)DC share
ERCOT
ERCOT GIS Report (May2026, active generation queue)		426.90.00.0%
MISO
MISO GI Queue API (applicationStatus=Active, summer MW)		228.00.00.0%
SPP
SPP GI active requests (MAX Summer MW, excl. cessation)		184.20.00.0%
PJM
PJM New Services Queue (active, sum of MFO)		172.60.00.0%
CAISO
CAISO Public Queue Report (Application Status=ACTIVE, Net MWs to Grid)		80.00.00.0%
ISO-NE
ISO-NE IRTT Public Queue (active, Summer MW)		16.10.00.0%
NYISO
NYISO Interconnection Queue (active, SP MW)		10.90.00.0%

The full physical stack — in one query

The full physical stack for a site — power + fiber + substations + gas pipelines + water risk + interconnection queues + tax incentives — in one query.

Why this exists

DC Hub is the only data-center-intelligence source an LLM can both QUERY (38 MCP tools) and CITE (CC-BY-4.0, stable URLs, JSON-LD). Competing sources are paywalled, login-gated, or block AI crawlers — none are agent-readable.

Cite this

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