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Colocation · Colo

Renting space, power and cooling in a shared facility, in wholesale (large blocks) or retail (rack-level) form.

Current numbers

24–36 mo / 6–12 mo / days–weekstime-to-power: greenfield self-build vs wholesale colo (live 50k+ GPU cluster) vs neocloudas of 2026 · register ↗
~$403/kW-moSingapore wholesale colocation pricing — highest globally; ≥300 MW unlocked via Green DC Roadmap / DC-CFA2 (apps close Mar 2026)as of 2026 · register ↗
18–24 mophysical build time for a hyperscale campus (construction only; grid energization is separate — a single hall or colo-scale build runs 12–18 mo)as of 2026 · register ↗

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