Market comparison
Ashburn, United States vs Santa Clara, United States
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Ashburn — 53 facilities from 14 operators, Santa Clara — 43 facilities from 17 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)
Santa Clara, United States
43
Tracked facilities · Operators: 17
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $238 (range 200–275)
Markets side by side
| Field | Ashburn | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 53 | 43 |
| Operators | 14 | 17 |
| Published IT capacity | 1,176 MW (18 of 53 sites publish) | 528 MW (18 of 43 sites publish) |
| Operational | 51 | 42 |
| Under construction / announced | 2 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 32 | 17 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 3 | 2 |
| AI-ready sites | 5 | 6 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $173 (range 160–185) | $238 (range 200–275) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | +1.5% | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.117 | $0.117 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 31/100 across 53 sites | 24/100 across 43 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; Santa Clara — 43
- Operators: Ashburn — 14; Santa Clara — 17
- Published IT capacity: Ashburn — 1,176 MW (18 of 53 sites publish); Santa Clara — 528 MW (18 of 43 sites publish)
- Operational: Ashburn — 51; Santa Clara — 42
- Under construction / announced: Ashburn — 2; Santa Clara — 1
- Sites with any certification: Ashburn — 32; Santa Clara — 17
- 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 — $238 (range 200–275)
- Average Coloprice Score: Ashburn — 31/100 across 53 sites; Santa Clara — 24/100 across 43 sites
Published for only one side: Benchmark change, yoy.
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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