CBRE's Global Data Center Trends 2026 reports vacancy across primary US markets at a record-low ~1.4% — Northern Virginia just 0.3% and Atlanta ~1% — with the vast majority of under-construction capacity already preleased. Power availability, not floor space, is now the binding constraint, with grid-connection wait times in primary markets exceeding four years.
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US data-center vacancy hits record-low ~1.4% as power caps supply
Why this matters for founders
Hardware, AI, and data-heavy startups should lock in colocation and cloud capacity early and budget for higher power costs — space is scarce and lead times run years, not months.
Source: CBRE
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