{"generated_at": "2026-11-07T09:55:49.556710+00:00", "key_stats": {"computed": "2026-11-07T08:49:15.138048+00:00", "constraint": null, "dcpi_score": 19.3, "excess": null, "facility_count": 46, "mw_reporting_count": 2, "name": "Cleveland", "recent_deals": [], "slug": "cleveland", "state": "OH", "top_operators": [{"count": 2, "name": "Expedient"}, {"count": 2, "name": "Involta"}, {"count": 2, "name": "Cogent Communications, Inc."}, {"count": 2, "name": "DataBank"}, {"count": 1, "name": "Bluebridge Cleveland"}], "total_mw": 162.0, "verdict": "AVOID"}, "model": "claude-haiku-4-5", "name": "Cleveland", "narrative_md": "# Cleveland Data Center Market Brief\n\nCleveland's tracked footprint comprises 46 facilities totaling 162 MW across a fragmented operator base led by Expedient, Involta, Cogent Communications, DataBank, and Bluebridge Cleveland, each holding one to two sites. The market sits at the tail end of Ohio's broader 505 MW capacity profile, making it a minor node in the state's distributed data center landscape.\n\nTogether, these scores indicate that securing new power for incremental capacity or a new facility would encounter supply-side resistance and likely require direct utility engagement or investment in local grid upgrades.\n\nOperator fragmentation\u2014five distinct players across 46 sites\u2014mirrors Akron's structure and contrasts with more consolidated markets. The absence of tracked recent deal activity means there is no visible M&A or capital redeployment activity to signal operator confidence, consolidation intent, or hyperscaler interest in the market. Public discourse around data center development in Cleveland has centered on utility acquisition proposals and local municipal zoning debates, but these discussions have not yet translated into announced transactions or major capital commitments visible to the market.\n\nForward momentum in Cleveland will depend on whether local policy resolution and utility-level power planning materialize before competing Ohio markets absorb incremental generation capacity.", "slug": "cleveland", "word_count": 267, "_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."}