LightEdge Des Moines 1 (DSM1) is a data center operated by LightEdge Solutions in Altoona, IA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 3.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Altoona data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 18.4-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Altoona — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Altoona — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Altoona comprises a modest 506 MW footprint across 13 tracked facilities, heavily concentrated under Meta's control. Meta operates 7 facilities in the market, representing a 54% capacity share that creates significant platform risk for any acquisition strategy. The remaining operators—LightEdge Solutions 2 facilities, and two Unknown operators plus two LightEdge Des Moines entities 1 each—fragment the remaining 232 MW, indicating a market dominated by a single hyperscale tenant rather than balanced competitive dynamics. The DCPI verdict of AVOID reflects compounding structural constraints that should deter investment. An excess-power score of 49/100 signals that Altoona lacks sufficient available electrical capacity to support growth beyond existing commitments; paired with a constraint score of 43/100, this indicates that transmission and distribution infrastructure are materially…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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