What is the DCPI score for Charlotte?

Charlotte has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of AVOID, with an Excess Power score of 36.9/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 35.2/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Charlotte a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Charlotte as AVOID for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 36.9/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 35.2/100, in the SERC grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Charlotte?

Charlotte is in the SERC ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Charlotte

Charlotte

Name: Charlotte — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Charlotte, grid constraint, excess power, SERC, site selection, AVOID

SERC · NC · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: PARTIAL — 1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

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Charlotte data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	AVOID	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	SERC	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	36.9 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	35.2 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	12 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	16 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	PARTIAL	1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-16. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="charlotte" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

36.9

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

35.2

Constraint Score · Avoid

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Standard market — score reflects typical conditions for this ISO

⚠️ Top Risks

Markets generally well-supplied; standard diligence

📊 Underlying Metrics

16 mo

Queue Wait

18.0%

Reserve Margin

517 MW

Generation Additions <12mo

1.5%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

12 mo

Est. Time to Power

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