Data centers in Colorado
59 data centers are listed in Colorado. The cities with the most listings are Denver (14), Aurora (7), Centennial (7), Englewood (7) and Colorado Springs (5); together they hold 68% of them. The operators with the most listings are Centersquare (6), Flexential (5) and DataBank (5), out of 24 named operators.
By type, the listings in Colorado are 59% colocation, 27% unclassified and 12% enterprise. Across the United States the colocation share is 49%. By published IT load, the largest single buildings are Flexential Denver - Englewood (Flexential, 18 MW) and DataBank Centennial II Data Center (DEN5) (DataBank, 16 MW).
Colorado ranks 13th of 50 US states by listed facilities, with 2% of the US total. Neighboring states: Nebraska (20), New Mexico (20) and Wyoming (6).
The three operators with the most listings hold 27% of them; 15 of the 24 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 64 MW of IT load across 10 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 2 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (2 Tier III). Tier III: Iron Mountain DEN-1 and No name specified, Colorado Springs. Listings not yet in operation: 1 under construction. Among them: CoreSite DE3 Data Center. 1 listing is reported closed.
About Colorado
The directory lists 59 data centers in Colorado, 13th among US states and 2 percent of the 2,612 listed in the United States. They are run by 24 operators in 16 towns and cities. Denver has the most with 14, followed by Aurora, Centennial and Englewood with 7 each and Colorado Springs with 5. The directory's Colorado market is Denver, with 50 facilities.
Centersquare has the most listings, 6, followed by DataBank and Flexential with 5 each, QTS with 4, and CoreSite and Lumen with 3 each. Visa has 2 listings. 35 records are colocation sites and 7 are enterprise data centers.
The published capacity figures here are IT loads, reported by 10 buildings. The largest is Flexential's Denver – Englewood site at 18 MW, followed by DataBank's Centennial II Data Center (DEN5) at 16 MW and Centersquare's Littleton DEN1 Data Center at 9.2 MW. By floor area, H5's Denver data center in Greenwood Village is the largest listed building at 300,000 square feet, ahead of Flexential's Denver – Parker site at 249,000 and Denver – Englewood at about 241,000.
1 facility is under construction, CoreSite's DE3 Data Center in Denver, and 1 record is marked as closed. 2 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, both at Tier III.
Cities
Markets
Denver (50)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Centersquare | 6 |
| DataBank | 5 |
| Flexential | 5 |
| QTS | 4 |
| CoreSite | 3 |
| Lumen | 3 |
| EdgeConneX | 2 |
| Equinix | 2 |
| Visa | 2 |
| 365 Data Centers | 1 |
| Csquare | 1 |
| FORTRUST | 1 |
| FedEx Services | 1 |
| 1 | |
| H5 | 1 |
| Iron Mountain | 1 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 1 |
| SAP | 1 |
| TIAA Global Infrastructure Services | 1 |
| Technology Corporation | 1 |
| US Signal | 1 |
| Vantage | 1 |
| Verizon | 1 |
| Walmart | 1 |
Largest data centers in Colorado by power
Top 10 of 10 buildings that publish their IT load in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Planned and new data centers in Colorado
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreSite DE3 Data Center | CoreSite | Under construction | not recorded |
Uptime Institute certified data centers in Colorado
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain DEN-1 | Iron Mountain | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| No name specified, Colorado Springs | Technology Corporation | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Denver 1 & 2 | Centersquare | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Denver 3 | Centersquare | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Denver Data Center | FORTRUST | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| FedEx - EDC-W | FedEx Services | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| OCC North Data Center | Visa | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| OCC South Data Center | Visa | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| TIAA - Broomfield, CO | TIAA Global Infrastructure Services | M&O Stamp of Approval |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| H5 Denver, CO Data Center | H5 | 300,000 |
| Flexential Denver - Parker | Flexential | 249,000 |
| Flexential Denver - Englewood | Flexential | 240,549 |
| Flexential Denver - Aurora | Flexential | 171,289 |
| CoreSite DE3 Data Center | CoreSite | 170,000 |
| CoreSite DE1 Data Center | CoreSite | 152,000 |
| 365 Data Centers’ Aurora Data Center | 365 Data Centers | 150,000 |
| EdgeConneX DEN02 | EdgeConneX | 115,500 |
| Equinix Denver DE2 | Equinix | 77,479 |
| DataBank Centennial II Data Center (DEN5) | DataBank | 56,000 |
| Flexential Denver - Centennial | Flexential | 43,294 |
| Centersquare Littleton DEN1 Data Center | Centersquare | 41,593 |
| DataBank Centennial Data Center (DEN2) | DataBank | 31,510 |
| EdgeConneX DEN01 | EdgeConneX | 29,800 |
| DataBank Englewood Data Center (DEN1) | DataBank | 24,180 |