1-5 MW requirements in Dallas-Fort Worth fall into the retail and small wholesale colocation segment. Market pricing bands: $130-170/kW/month for 1-5 MW (JLL H1 2025) (brokerage data). Market vacancy is 1.8%, so 1-5 MW blocks are scarce and typically pre-leased. Total operational inventory is about 1,249 MW.
1-5 MW colocation in Dallas-Fort Worth: key numbers
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing band (market) | $130-170/kW/month for 1-5 MW (JLL H1 2025); CBRE notes DFW pricing unchanged YoY at Q1 2026 | |
| Vacancy | 1.8% | CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026 (Q1 2026); CBRE H2 2025 = 2.4% |
| Inventory | 1,249 MW | CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026 (Q1 2026) |
| Under construction | 717 MW | CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026 (Q1 2026), 88% preleased; CBRE H2 2025: ~700 MW, 94.5% preleased |
| Grid | ERCOT |
Can Dallas-Fort Worth deliver 1-5 MW of power today?
High demand continued to throttle power delivery; ‘new controls to restrict entry into the power queue’; land inquiries and power requests to the local utility at unprecedented rate; behind-the-meter power solutions being pursued (CBRE H2 2025). Texas directed regulators to make data centers cover grid connection costs (2025-26).
Which operators can serve 1-5 MW in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Operators active in the market at scale include QTS, CyrusOne, Digital Realty, Equinix, Aligned, Compass Datacenters, DataBank, Stream Data Centers, Prime Data Centers, Meta (Fort Worth), Google (Red Oak/Midlothian), Microsoft. Availability for a specific block changes monthly; request a capacity check for current options.
What to specify in a 1-5 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 1-5 MW colocation cost in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Market pricing bands are $130-170/kW/month for 1-5 MW (JLL H1 2025); CBRE notes DFW pricing unchanged YoY at Q1 2026. Larger blocks and longer terms price toward the low end.
Is 1-5 MW capacity available in Dallas-Fort Worth right now?
Market vacancy is 1.8%. Blocks of this size are usually committed before completion; lead times run into future delivery phases.
Is Dallas-Fort Worth a good market for a 1-5 MW deployment?
Dallas-Fort Worth is a Tier 1 market with about 1,249 MW of inventory. Fit depends on power lead time, latency needs and incentive eligibility.
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Sources
- https://www.cbre.com/insights/reports/global-data-center-trends-2026
- https://www.cbre.com/insights/books/north-america-data-center-trends-h2-2025/dallas-ft-worth-data-center-market
- https://www.cbre.com/press-releases/northern-virginia-extends-lead-as-largest-u-s-data-center-market-in-2025
- https://www.cbre.com/insights/books/north-america-data-center-trends-h2-2025
- https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cbre-new-data-center-capacity-under-construction-in-primary-us-markets-declines-year-on-year/
- 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/dallas
- https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/
- https://www.constructionowners.com/insights/data-center-tax-incentives-state-by-state-whos-still-giving-whos-taking-back
Data compiled by GoDataCenters. Last updated 2026-09-02. Figures are market-level ranges from cited reports, not quotes.