Intelligent Investment

Southern California

North America Data Center Trends H2 2023

March 6, 2024 4 Minute Read

socal_h2_2023_hero_1080x1080

Colocation Insights

  • Power rates are trending towards the high end of their $0.13 to $0.16 range.
  • Cyxtera data centers will change ownership in Q1 2024.
  • Pricing increased for wholesale requirements despite no change in asking rental rates for retail colocation requirements.

Market Trends

  • A significant volume of space was vacated and released by new occupiers in H2 2023.
  • Akamai launched cloud computing sites across the U.S. and France. Los Angeles will host a future site.

Notable Activity

  • CoreSite and Serverfarm delivered new multi-MW capacity to the market.
  • Edge Data Centres acquired Los Angeles-based data center firm Multacom.

Figure 1: Historical Market Information

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2023.

Figure 2: Historical Supply and Demand

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2023.

Figure 3: % of Total Secondary Market Inventory

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2023.

Figure 4: Market Fuel Mix

Source: Southern California Edison.
*Includes solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and small hydro.

Figure 5: Average Asking Rates

Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2023.

Explore Markets

Related Service