Market comparison
Dallas (Carrollton), United States vs Santa Clara, United States
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Dallas (Carrollton) — 25 facilities from 12 operators, Santa Clara — 39 facilities from 15 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Dallas (Carrollton), United States
25
Tracked facilities · Operators: 12
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $196 (country-level)
Santa Clara, United States
39
Tracked facilities · Operators: 15
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $196 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | Dallas (Carrollton) | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 25 | 39 |
| Operators | 12 | 15 |
| Published IT capacity | 170 MW (12 of 25 sites publish) | 519 MW (17 of 39 sites publish) |
| Operational | 24 | 38 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 13 | 14 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 2 |
| AI-ready sites | 4 | 6 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $196 (country-level) | $196 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | +6.5% | +6.5% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.117 | $0.117 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 29/100 across 25 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: Dallas (Carrollton) — 25; Santa Clara — 39
- Operators: Dallas (Carrollton) — 12; Santa Clara — 15
- Published IT capacity: Dallas (Carrollton) — 170 MW (12 of 25 sites publish); Santa Clara — 519 MW (17 of 39 sites publish)
- Operational: Dallas (Carrollton) — 24; Santa Clara — 38
- Sites with any certification: Dallas (Carrollton) — 13; Santa Clara — 14
- Liquid-cooled sites: Dallas (Carrollton) — 0; Santa Clara — 2
- AI-ready sites: Dallas (Carrollton) — 4; Santa Clara — 6
- Average Coloprice Score: Dallas (Carrollton) — 29/100 across 25 sites; Santa Clara — 24/100 across 39 sites
Top facilities by score
Dallas (Carrollton), United States
- H5 Colo Dallas H5 Colo · 17 MW
- Equinix DA2 Equinix
- Equinix DA3 Equinix
Santa Clara, United States
- Equinix SV2 Equinix
- Equinix SV15 Equinix
- Csquare SFO4 Csquare · 43.1 MW
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