What is the DCPI score for Melbourne?

Melbourne has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of AVOID, with an Excess Power score of 35.3/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 57.8/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Melbourne a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Melbourne as AVOID for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 35.3/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 57.8/100, in the AEMO grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Melbourne?

Melbourne is in the AEMO ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Melbourne

Melbourne

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

AEMO · AU · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: LOW — no live grid feed fed this score — every input is a modeled regional estimate

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Melbourne data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	AVOID	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	AEMO	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	35.3 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	57.8 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	30 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	30 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	LOW	no live grid feed fed this score — every input is a modeled regional estimate

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

35.3

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

57.8

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

9.0% renewable curtailment — gigawatt-hours wasted, available for behind-the-meter

⚠️ Top Risks

reserve margin only 14.0% (NERC floor 13%)

📊 Underlying Metrics

30 mo

Queue Wait

14.0%

Reserve Margin

not measured

Generation Additions <12mo

9.0%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

30 mo

Est. Time to Power

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