Hillsboro data center market brief

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At a Glance 2 of 3 KPIs live

Operational250 MWsum of the sites that report MW; most do not
Pipeline0 MW
FacilitiesGlobal facility map
Queue WaitNot tracked
Top OperatorFlexential

Power & Grid 2 of 5 metrics live

ISOWECC
Queue CapacityNot tracked
Queue WaitNot tracked
Reserve Margin20.0%
Gen Additions 12mo67 MW
Interconnect PendingNot tracked

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 Hillsboro. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Operator Footprint 5 operators tracked

OperatorFacilitiesTotal MW
Flexential1225 MW
Quality Technology Services100 MW
Stack Infrastructure760 MW
EdgeConneX60 MW
Digital Realty50 MW

M&A Activity (24mo) 1 deals tracked

DateBuyerSellerValueMW
Not trackedUS SignalNot tracked$20Not tracked

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 Hillsboro. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Risk Factors 2 of 2 signals live

12-Month Outlook

Hillsboro's tracked footprint spans 104 facilities totaling 435 MW across operational, under-construction, and planned assets. Flexential operates the largest portfolio with 12 tracked sites, followed by Quality Technology Services (10), Stack Infrastructure (7), EdgeConneX (6), and Digital Realty (5). The market's operator base remains distributed, with no single player commanding majority control of tracked capacity.

New entrants and expansion-stage operators should expect moderate lead times for power service agreements and incremental grid studies, particularly if demand concentrates among a handful of nearby sites.

Recent deal activity shows consolidation rather than greenfield expansion. US Signal acquired a Hillsboro data center for $20M, taking over a facility previously occupied by Oracle. This transaction signals secondary-market liquidity and active operator repositioning, though the deal occurred against a backdrop of municipal scrutiny—the city enacted a 120-day moratorium to re-evaluate its data center stance, and operators submitted two projects immediately before the moratorium took effect. The deal flow pattern suggests existing asset reallocation is outpacing new supply announcements in the region.

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