Des Moines data center market brief

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Market Brief · AVOIDDCPI score pending · Live as of 62% live coverage · 5/8 sections

At a Glance 2 of 3 KPIs live

Operational823 MWsum of the sites that report MW; most do not
Pipeline0 MW
FacilitiesGlobal facility map
Queue WaitNot tracked
Top OperatorMeta

Power & Grid 4 of 5 metrics live

ISOMISO
Queue Capacity13,477 MW
Queue WaitNot tracked
Reserve Margin18.5%
Gen Additions 12mo88 MW
Interconnect Pending262,506 MW

Pipeline Coverage building

Coverage building for pipeline projects
We will surface live pipeline projects data here as soon as our facility (under-construction + planned) crawl returns rows for Des Moines. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Operator Footprint 5 operators tracked

OperatorFacilitiesTotal MW
Meta7500 MW
Microsoft4300 MW
Cologix30 MW
Involta115 MW
LightEdge18 MW

M&A Activity (24mo) Coverage building

Coverage building for M&A activity (24mo)
We will surface live M&A activity (24mo) data here as soon as our deals-tracker crawl returns rows for Des Moines. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Comps Coverage building

Coverage building for powered-shell and land comps
We will surface live powered-shell and land comps data here as soon as our transaction-tracker crawl returns rows for Des Moines. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Risk Factors 1 of 2 signals live

12-Month Outlook

Des Moines operates as a 47-facility market totaling 823 MW across tracked sites, with Meta, Microsoft, and Cologix holding the largest operator footprints at 7, 4, and 3 facilities respectively. The market is dominated by hyperscale and regional colocation operators, reflecting established competitive positioning. The presence of multiple top-tier operators signals sustained infrastructure investment in the region, though facility distribution remains concentrated among three players.

Together, these scores indicate that operators seeking to expand or deploy new capacity in Des Moines will encounter friction in securing additional power allocations, making the market unattractive for power-dependent growth strategies.

No recent deals are tracked in Des Moines' transaction registry, leaving current operator M&A activity and capacity expansion intentions opaque. Microsoft's publicly announced plans for regional facility development create localized infrastructure signals, yet this has not translated into tracked deal activity in Des Moines proper. Cologix's three-site footprint and Meta's seven-site presence establish established operational scale, but no visible consolidation, divestiture, or expansion transactions are documented at this time.

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