THE CAPACITY PICTURE
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National market context, documented sites and the development pipeline.
New Zealand · DOCUMENTED OPERATING CAPACITY
≈ 80 MW
Operating computing power supported by site and operator disclosures.
0 MW allocated to named sites + 80 MW disclosed at portfolio level.
Sites already included in a portfolio are counted once. Observations retain their own dates; this is not a complete national census.
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Partial capacity subtotals across the selected sites. Figures cover the selected records. 4 sites have no comparable power disclosure. Built capacity is not utilisation or available supply. Operating capacity & market context → Read the methodology → · Coverage & research gaps → · Wider pipeline & source reconciliation →
What do these megawatts actually mean?
MW measures electrical power. Here it means power available to servers, GPUs, storage and networking equipment, excluding cooling and other building overheads. The industry calls this “IT power”, short for information technology. It does not tell you how many GPUs are installed, how fast they are, how much power is being used, or how much capacity is available to buy. Planned figures include proposed and approved design envelopes, including expressly labelled ceilings. They are not a delivery forecast. Grid connections, building power and MVA are shown separately in the pipeline evidence.
Location coverage: 0 corroborated site records · 0 directory-reported positions · 8 approximate city records · 0 awaiting a location. Records may share a physical site.
| Certification scope | Core-field coverage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC Hobsonville 1 ↗Auckland, NZ · facilityApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 63%Source-listed profile |
| CDC Hobsonville 1A ↗Auckland, NZ · facilityApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 50%Directory-listed record |
| CDC Hobsonville 2 ↗Auckland, NZ · facilityApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 75%Source-listed profile |
| CDC Hobsonville 3 ↗Auckland, NZ · facilityApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 50%Directory-listed record |
| CDC Hobsonville Campus One ↗Auckland, NZ · campusApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 63%Source-listed profile |
| CDC Hobsonville Campus Two ↗Auckland, NZ · campusApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 63%Source-listed profile |
| CDC Silverdale Campus One ↗Auckland, NZ · campusApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 63%Source-listed profile |
| CDC Stratford ↗Stratford, NZ · facilityApproximate city location | CDC | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Australian HCF not applicable | 63%Source-listed profile |
BEYOND THE MEGAWATTS
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