Data centers in the Columbus market
The Columbus market, as defined here, takes in every listed facility within 40 km of Columbus: 78 data centers in 10 towns and cities, led by New Albany (39), Columbus (12), Hilliard (5) and Groveport (4). That is 3% of the listings in the United States, the 8th largest of 22 markets there.
The operators with the most listings are Amazon Web Services (18), Google (10) and Cologix (8), out of 15 named operators.
The three operators with the most listings hold 46% of them; 6 of the 15 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 2 MW of IT load across 1 building; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 6 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (5 Tier III and 1 Tier IV). Tier IV: Data Center East. Listings not yet in operation: 2 planned and 1 under construction. Among them: EdgeConneX New Albany, Ohio (CMH), QTS New Albany 2 and QTS New Albany 1.
About the Columbus market
The directory lists 78 data centers in the Columbus market, 16th among the 64 markets it covers and 3 percent of all listings in the United States. They are run by 15 operators in 10 towns and cities. New Albany holds 39 of them, 50 percent of the market, followed by Columbus with 12, Hilliard with 5 and Groveport with 4.
Hyperscale operators account for much of the list: 34 records are hyperscale sites, against 24 colocation sites. Amazon Web Services has the most listings, 18, followed by Google with 10, Cologix with 8, Meta with 7 and QTS with 6. Vantage has 3.
The one building with a published IT load is Centersquare's Lewis Center CMH1 Data Center, at 1.8 MW. Floor areas come mainly from Cologix: its COL4 Data Center in Columbus is the largest listed building at 256,000 square feet, followed by COL3 at 200,000 and COL7 in Johnstown at 120,000.
1 facility is under construction, EdgeConneX New Albany, Ohio (CMH), and 2 are planned, QTS New Albany 1 and New Albany 2. 6 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, 5 at Tier III and 1 at Tier IV, Data Center East.
Towns and cities
New Albany (39) · Columbus (12) · Hilliard (5) · Groveport (4) · Lewis Center (3) · Dublin (2) · Johnstown (2) · Etna (1) · Pataskala (1) · Westerville (1)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | 18 |
| 10 | |
| Cologix | 8 |
| Meta | 7 |
| QTS | 6 |
| Vantage | 3 |
| American Electric Power | 2 |
| Centersquare | 2 |
| Compass | 2 |
| DartPoints | 1 |
| EdgeConneX | 1 |
| Lumen | 1 |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. | 1 |
| Oppidan | 1 |
| STACK Infrastructure | 1 |
Planned and new data centers in the Columbus market
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdgeConneX New Albany, Ohio (CMH) | EdgeConneX | Under construction | not recorded |
| QTS New Albany 1 | QTS | Planned | not recorded |
| QTS New Albany 2 | QTS | Planned | not recorded |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Cologix COL4 Data Center | Cologix | 256,000 |
| Cologix COL3 Data Center | Cologix | 200,000 |
| Cologix COL7 Data Center | Cologix | 120,000 |
| Cologix COL5 Data Center | Cologix | 60,000 |
| Cologix COL2 Data Center | Cologix | 44,000 |
| Cologix COL1 Data Center | Cologix | 44,000 |
| Cologix COL8 Data Center | Cologix | 25,000 |
| Centersquare Lewis Center CMH1 Data Center | Centersquare | 18,704 |
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