{"generated_at": "2026-11-10T09:01:26.374120+00:00", "key_stats": {"computed": "2026-11-10T08:45:33.208997+00:00", "constraint": null, "dcpi_score": 43.0, "excess": null, "facility_count": 94, "mw_reporting_count": 14, "name": "Houston", "recent_deals": [{"buyer": "Amazon", "date": null, "id": "ext_68db708aea0233098a7c", "mw": null, "seller": null, "source_url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxNNHdtUU43NTJvZkY5TXhRb3pzUHY3THJucG80SC1JQ1NhVDZCVE5Lck8zOS1xV1JzTEZqRWN2WHNOWF9DM1lyVTZEOEttWFYwRkJCLXYybWlscVZwajUxUlc5NFZlNFotZEh1QlpWRnJIajZwTGVidTIySTZiQzFqWlBKc0F6QThpNDE1ajhqRUp5Q2ZsYzlqT0RYcjJTMjg0?oc=5", "type": "investment", "value": 10000.0, "value_unit": "usd_millions"}], "slug": "houston", "state": "TX", "top_operators": [{"count": 5, "name": "CyrusOne"}, {"count": 5, "name": "DataBank"}, {"count": 4, "name": "ServerFarm"}, {"count": 3, "name": ""}, {"count": 3, "name": "Digital Realty Digital Houston Campus"}], "total_mw": 1075.0, "verdict": "CAUTION"}, "model": "claude-haiku-4-5", "name": "Houston", "narrative_md": "# Houston Data Center Market Brief\n\nHouston's tracked data center footprint spans 94 facilities totaling 1,075 MW across operational, under-construction, and planned assets. CyrusOne and DataBank each operate five sites, while ServerFarm manages four and Digital Realty's Digital Houston Campus accounts for three. The market has absorbed significant capital commitments: Amazon announced a $10 billion investment tied to data center development outside Houston, signaling sustained confidence in the region's infrastructure and utility capacity to support hyperscale projects.\n\nThe DCPI verdict of caution reflects balanced but offsetting pressures on new power access. Power procurement will require active engagement with local utilities and grid operators, particularly for facilities above 20\u201330 MW.\n\nDeal activity underscores consolidation and acquisitive interest in the broader Texas region, though the Houston market's own M&A pipeline remains thin in tracked records. Amazon's $10 billion commitment represents announced investment rather than completed deployment and reflects confidence in the market's utility relationships and available sites, not necessarily immediate capacity deployment.", "slug": "houston", "word_count": 252, "_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."}