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North America Data Center Trends H2 2024

February 26, 2025 4 Minute Read

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Colocation Insights

  • The overall vacancy rate remained near a record low at 2.5%.
  • Pricing increased due to a continued shortage of available supply.
  • Under-construction capacity is 97% preleased.

Market Trends

  • Hyperscalers and AI providers continued to show an interest in the market.
  • Developers are focused on the northeast suburbs of Austin for available land served by Oncor.

Notable Activity

  • Under-construction activity totaled 466.5 MW in H2 2024, up from 88 MW in H2 2023.
  • Growth is primarily occurring both north and south of the Austin metropolitan area.
  • Regional utility providers are being approached for historically large power requests.

Figure 1: Historical Market Information

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2024.

Figure 2: Historical Supply and Demand

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2024.

Figure 3: % of Total Secondary Market Inventory

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2024.

Figure 4: Market Fuel Mix

Source: Austin Energy.

Figure 5: Average Asking Rates

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2024.

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