Market comparison
Ashburn, United States vs Dallas (Carrollton), United States
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Ashburn — 53 facilities from 14 operators, Dallas (Carrollton) — 31 facilities from 18 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Ashburn, United States
53
Tracked facilities · Operators: 14
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $173 (range 160–185)
Dallas (Carrollton), United States
31
Tracked facilities · Operators: 18
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $173 (range 160–185)
Markets side by side
| Field | Ashburn | Dallas (Carrollton) |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 53 | 31 |
| Operators | 14 | 18 |
| Published IT capacity | 1,176 MW (18 of 53 sites publish) | 415 MW (13 of 31 sites publish) |
| Operational | 51 | 29 |
| Under construction / announced | 2 | 2 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 1 |
| Sites with any certification | 32 | 15 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 3 | 1 |
| AI-ready sites | 5 | 5 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $173 (range 160–185) | $173 (range 160–185) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | +1.5% | 0% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.117 | $0.117 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 31/100 across 53 sites | 27/100 across 31 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: Ashburn — 53; Dallas (Carrollton) — 31
- Operators: Ashburn — 14; Dallas (Carrollton) — 18
- Published IT capacity: Ashburn — 1,176 MW (18 of 53 sites publish); Dallas (Carrollton) — 415 MW (13 of 31 sites publish)
- Operational: Ashburn — 51; Dallas (Carrollton) — 29
- Tier III+ certified sites: Ashburn — 0; Dallas (Carrollton) — 1
- Sites with any certification: Ashburn — 32; Dallas (Carrollton) — 15
- Liquid-cooled sites: Ashburn — 3; Dallas (Carrollton) — 1
- Benchmark change, yoy: Ashburn — +1.5%; Dallas (Carrollton) — 0%
- Average Coloprice Score: Ashburn — 31/100 across 53 sites; Dallas (Carrollton) — 27/100 across 31 sites
Top facilities by score
Ashburn, United States
- Aligned IAD-01 (Ashburn) Aligned Data Centers · 60 MW
- Aligned IAD-02 (Ashburn) Aligned Data Centers · 120 MW
- Equinix DC11 Equinix
Dallas (Carrollton), United States
- H5 Colo Dallas H5 Data Centers · 17 MW
- Equinix DA2 Equinix
- Equinix DA3 Equinix
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