Market comparison
Phoenix, United States vs Santa Clara, United States
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Phoenix — 22 facilities from 16 operators, Santa Clara — 39 facilities from 15 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Phoenix, United States
22
Tracked facilities · Operators: 16
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 | Phoenix | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 22 | 39 |
| Operators | 16 | 15 |
| Published IT capacity | 1,269 MW (14 of 22 sites publish) | 519 MW (17 of 39 sites publish) |
| Operational | 20 | 38 |
| Under construction / announced | 2 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 1 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 12 | 14 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 4 | 2 |
| AI-ready sites | 6 | 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 | 30/100 across 22 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: Phoenix — 22; Santa Clara — 39
- Operators: Phoenix — 16; Santa Clara — 15
- Published IT capacity: Phoenix — 1,269 MW (14 of 22 sites publish); Santa Clara — 519 MW (17 of 39 sites publish)
- Operational: Phoenix — 20; Santa Clara — 38
- Under construction / announced: Phoenix — 2; Santa Clara — 1
- Tier III+ certified sites: Phoenix — 1; Santa Clara — 0
- Sites with any certification: Phoenix — 12; Santa Clara — 14
- Liquid-cooled sites: Phoenix — 4; Santa Clara — 2
- Average Coloprice Score: Phoenix — 30/100 across 22 sites; Santa Clara — 24/100 across 39 sites
Top facilities by score
Phoenix, United States
- Iron Mountain AZP-1 Iron Mountain · 41 MW
- Iron Mountain AZP-2 Iron Mountain · 48 MW
- CyrusOne PHX1-PHX8 CyrusOne · 169 MW
Santa Clara, United States
- Equinix SV2 Equinix
- Equinix SV15 Equinix
- Csquare SFO4 Csquare · 43.1 MW
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