5-20 MW requirements in Columbus fall into the wholesale colocation segment. Market pricing bands: $125-165/kW/month for 1-5 MW (JLL H1 2025) (brokerage data). Market vacancy is 0.1%, so 5-20 MW blocks are scarce and typically pre-leased. Total operational inventory is about 506 MW.
5-20 MW colocation in Columbus: key numbers
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing band (market) | $125-165/kW/month for 1-5 MW (JLL H1 2025) | |
| Vacancy | 0.1% | JLL H1 2026 press release: Columbus ‘compressed to 0.1% vacancy’; JLL H1 2025: 1% |
| Inventory | 506 MW | JLL Midyear 2025 (colocation); a 2026 southwest-Ohio study cited Columbus at ‘roughly 1.9 gigawatts’ incl. hyperscale (H1 2025) |
| Under construction | 38 MW | JLL Midyear 2025 (colocation only) (H1 2025) |
| Grid | PJM |
Can Columbus deliver 5-20 MW of power today?
AEP Ohio: 30,000 MW of additional demand requested (2023); current applications 13,022 MW with contracts for 5,342 MW (ABC6, 2026). Nearly 80 new data centers could be built in Ohio by 2030.
Which operators can serve 5-20 MW in Columbus?
Operators active in the market at scale include Amazon Web Services, Google (New Albany), Meta (New Albany), Microsoft, Cologix (COL1-COL4), Vantage, QTS, 5C Data Centers, Compass, EdgeConneX, DataBank. Availability for a specific block changes monthly; request a capacity check for current options.
What to specify in a 5-20 MW RFP
State IT load in MW and the ramp schedule, target density in kW per rack, redundancy (N+1 or 2N), term, and whether you need liquid cooling. See colocation RFP questions to ask and take-or-pay.
Frequently asked questions
What does 5-20 MW colocation cost in Columbus?
Market pricing bands are $125-165/kW/month for 1-5 MW (JLL H1 2025). Larger blocks and longer terms price toward the low end.
Is 5-20 MW capacity available in Columbus right now?
Market vacancy is 0.1%. Blocks of this size are usually committed before completion; lead times run into future delivery phases.
Is Columbus a good market for a 5-20 MW deployment?
Columbus is a Tier 2 market with about 506 MW of inventory. Fit depends on power lead time, latency needs and incentive eligibility.
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Sources
- https://realestatedaily-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/JLL-North-America-Data-Center-Report-Midyear-2025-8.14.25.pdf
- https://www.jll.com/en-us/newsroom/data-center-demand-exceeds-expectations-in-h1-2026
- https://ir.cushmanwakefield.com/news/press-release-details/2026/Dallas-Texas-Ranked-No–1-Primary-Data-Market-in-the-World-as-AI-Demand-Power-Constraints-and-Regulation-Reshape-CRE-Strategy/default.aspx
- https://baxtel.com/data-center/columbus
- https://www.constructionowners.com/insights/data-center-tax-incentives-state-by-state-whos-still-giving-whos-taking-back
- https://knowledge.sdialliance.org/policies/us-tax-incentives-for-data-centers-by-state
- https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/multistate-monitor-states-diverge-on-data-center-tax-incentives/
- https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/ohio-data-center-surge-powering-devices-growing-debate-building-growth-acres-80-more-microsoft-intel-meta-facebook-google-amazon-aws
- https://www.journal-news.com/news/this-area-is-water-rich-but-poor-in-power-a-study-highlights-southwest-ohio-data/article_dce72e79-9d73-5a8f-bbb0-f4a7bbb5b324.html
Data compiled by GoDataCenters. Last updated 2026-09-16. Figures are market-level ranges from cited reports, not quotes.