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North America Data Center Trends H1 2023

september 6, 2023 4 Minute Read

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Colocation Insights

  • The region has continued growing, with recent activity from DataBank, Cologix and CloudHQ.
  • Operators’ pricing power was limited by oversupply but vacancy has decreased in 2023.

Market Trends

  • Hyperscale developer projects remain in planning stages, with unknown delivery timelines.

Notable Activity

  • Cologix is building 1.5 MW of new capacity in their downtown data center.
  • DataBank is planning to expand their data center to 27 MW of capacity.
  • CloudHQ acquired a UnitedHealth data center for $90 million.

Figure 1: Historical Market Information

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2023.

Figure 2: Historical Supply and Demand

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2023.

Figure 3: % of Total Secondary Market Inventory

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2023.

Figure 4: Market Fuel Mix

Source: Xcel Energy.

Figure 5: Average Asking Rates

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2023.

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