DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
to increase in both primary markets ( 5.9 % to US $ 127.50 per kW ) and secondary markets ( 2.3 % to US $ 133.00 per kW ). Primary-market vacancy will remain tight for the foreseeable future , as 73 % ( 1,170 MW ) of the 1,601.5 MW of the underconstruction supply was preleased as of the end of H1 2022 .
“ Supply chain disruptions and a lack of available power and land in some major markets could delay new construction deliveries over the balance of the year and beyond ,” said Pat Lynch , Executive Managing Director , Global Head of Advisory & Transaction Services , Data Center Solutions , CBRE . “ As a result , we expect continued rising rents nationally and more occupiers turning to secondary and tertiary markets to meet their needs . These smaller markets will also continue to benefit from an increase in Edge data centre deployments , driven by broader adoption of AI , 5G and Blockchain technologies .”
Top US data centre markets
Northern Virginia remained the most active data centre market with net absorption of 269.3 MW – a 281 % increase from H1 2021 – and more than quadruple that of Silicon Valley , the next highest market . Net absorption totalled 453.4 MW across the seven primary markets in the first half of 2022 , nearly triple that of the first half of 2021 .
Northern Virginia ( 219.5 MW ) accounted for 62 % of new primary-market supply delivered in H1 2022 . Other markets with notable supply growth in the first half of the year included Silicon Valley ( 56.0 MW ), Phoenix ( 37.5 MW ), Hillsboro , Ore . ( 30.0 MW ) and Atlanta ( 20.0 MW ). �
SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS AND A LACK OF AVAILABLE POWER AND LAND IN SOME MAJOR MARKETS COULD DELAY NEW CONSTRUCTION DELIVERIES OVER THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR AND BEYOND .
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