Market comparison
Ashburn, United States vs Santa Clara, United States
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Ashburn — 52 facilities from 13 operators, Santa Clara — 39 facilities from 15 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Ashburn, United States
52
Tracked facilities · Operators: 13
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $173 (range 160–185)
Santa Clara, United States
39
Tracked facilities · Operators: 15
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $196 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | Ashburn | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 52 | 39 |
| Operators | 13 | 15 |
| Published IT capacity | 1,176 MW (18 of 52 sites publish) | 519 MW (17 of 39 sites publish) |
| Operational | 50 | 38 |
| Under construction / announced | 2 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 32 | 14 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 3 | 2 |
| AI-ready sites | 5 | 6 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $173 (range 160–185) | $196 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | +1.5% | +6.5% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.117 | $0.117 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 31/100 across 52 sites | 24/100 across 39 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; 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 — 52; Santa Clara — 39
- Operators: Ashburn — 13; Santa Clara — 15
- Published IT capacity: Ashburn — 1,176 MW (18 of 52 sites publish); Santa Clara — 519 MW (17 of 39 sites publish)
- Operational: Ashburn — 50; Santa Clara — 38
- Under construction / announced: Ashburn — 2; Santa Clara — 1
- Sites with any certification: Ashburn — 32; Santa Clara — 14
- Liquid-cooled sites: Ashburn — 3; Santa Clara — 2
- AI-ready sites: Ashburn — 5; Santa Clara — 6
- Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: Ashburn — $173 (range 160–185); Santa Clara — $196 (country-level)
- Benchmark change, yoy: Ashburn — +1.5%; Santa Clara — +6.5%
- Average Coloprice Score: Ashburn — 31/100 across 52 sites; Santa Clara — 24/100 across 39 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
Santa Clara, United States
- Equinix SV2 Equinix
- Equinix SV15 Equinix
- Csquare SFO4 Csquare · 43.1 MW
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