Market comparison
Toronto, Canada vs Ashburn, United States
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Toronto — 30 facilities from 17 operators, Ashburn — 53 facilities from 14 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Toronto, Canada
30
Tracked facilities · Operators: 17
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Ashburn, United States
53
Tracked facilities · Operators: 14
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $173 (range 160–185)
Markets side by side
| Field | Toronto | Ashburn |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 30 | 53 |
| Operators | 17 | 14 |
| Published IT capacity | 190 MW (10 of 30 sites publish) | 1,176 MW (18 of 53 sites publish) |
| Operational | 29 | 51 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 2 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 10 | 32 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 3 |
| AI-ready sites | 2 | 5 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | $173 (range 160–185) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | +1.5% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.115 | $0.117 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 20/100 across 30 sites | 31/100 across 53 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Toronto — 30; Ashburn — 53
- Operators: Toronto — 17; Ashburn — 14
- Published IT capacity: Toronto — 190 MW (10 of 30 sites publish); Ashburn — 1,176 MW (18 of 53 sites publish)
- Operational: Toronto — 29; Ashburn — 51
- Under construction / announced: Toronto — 1; Ashburn — 2
- Sites with any certification: Toronto — 10; Ashburn — 32
- Liquid-cooled sites: Toronto — 0; Ashburn — 3
- AI-ready sites: Toronto — 2; Ashburn — 5
- Industrial power tariff, $/kWh: Toronto — $0.115; Ashburn — $0.117
- Average Coloprice Score: Toronto — 20/100 across 30 sites; Ashburn — 31/100 across 53 sites
Published for only one side: Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month, Benchmark change, yoy.
Top facilities by score
Toronto, Canada
- Telehouse 151 Front Street West Telehouse · 20 MW
- Telehouse 250 Front Street West Telehouse · 10 MW
- Telehouse 905 King Street West Telehouse · 8 MW
Ashburn, United States
- Aligned IAD-01 (Ashburn) Aligned Data Centers · 60 MW
- Aligned IAD-02 (Ashburn) Aligned Data Centers · 120 MW
- Equinix DC11 Equinix
Open Toronto data centers →Open Ashburn data centers →Colocation pricing in Toronto →Colocation pricing in Ashburn →
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