{"generated_at": "2026-11-07T09:36:50.819895+00:00", "key_stats": {"computed": "2026-11-07T08:49:26.349370+00:00", "constraint": null, "dcpi_score": 32.1, "excess": null, "facility_count": 14, "mw_reporting_count": 5, "name": "Altoona", "recent_deals": [], "slug": "altoona", "state": "IA", "top_operators": [{"count": 7, "name": "Meta"}, {"count": 2, "name": "LightEdge Solutions"}, {"count": 1, "name": "Lightedge Des Moines 1"}, {"count": 1, "name": "Lightedge Des Moines 2"}, {"count": 1, "name": "SICULUS, INC."}], "total_mw": 500.0, "verdict": "AVOID"}, "model": "claude-haiku-4-5", "name": "Altoona", "narrative_md": "# Altoona Data Center Market Brief\n\nAltoona operates as a Meta-anchored market with 500 MW tracked across 14 facilities. Meta operates 7 sites, while LightEdge Solutions maintains 2 facilities and three operators each hold single properties. The market shows a dispersed operator base beyond its largest tenant, though consolidation remains limited to a handful of providers.\n\nUtilities and grid operators in Altoona can support additional load, but not without planning overhead and infrastructure coordination. Sites seeking to expand or new entrants planning greenfield builds should expect longer lead times for power agreements and potential interim capacity limitations during ramp phases.\n\nNo recent deals are tracked in Altoona, a pattern consistent with the broader Iowa data center corridor where deal flow has remained sparse despite active market development elsewhere. LightEdge's known expansion interest outside Des Moines\u2014including projects in Boone and surrounding regions\u2014underscores regional appetite for new capacity, yet Altoona has not surfaced as a transaction node. The absence of third-party acquisition or investment announcements does not indicate stagnation; it reflects how the market's supply is shaped by vertically integrated operators building to serve their own infrastructure needs.\n\nPower availability will remain the primary variable shaping facility planning decisions in Altoona over the next 12\u201324 months.", "slug": "altoona", "word_count": 246, "_gated": true, "_locked_fields": ["constraint", "constraint_score", "excess", "excess_power_score", "time_to_power_months", "top_opportunities_json", "top_risks_json"], "_upgrade_cta": "BUILD/CAUTION/AVOID verdicts, the composite score and the market list are free. The DCPI sub-scores (excess-power, grid-constraint, time-to-power) and risk/opportunity detail unlock with the DC Hub plan with every tool: https://dchub.cloud/pricing."}