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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 once power is secured (queue adds 4–7 yr in dense hubs) / ~6–12 mo fit-out / days–weekstime-to-power: greenfield self-build vs wholesale colo (live 50k+ GPU cluster) vs neocloudas of 2026-08-26 · register ↗
~1.05–1.75x by lease profileDSCR rating-criteria band (BBB) for data-center project debt by lease profile — NNN lease ~1.05–1.10x, long-term contracted ~1.20–1.35x, colocation ~1.30–1.75xas of 2026-06 · 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 ↗

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