BNA · Central · Data checked 2026-10-23
Nashville colocation: pricing, carrier hotels and blind counter-quotes
Nashville's colocation market is mid-size and growing, with demand from healthcare, entertainment and logistics. Power is supplied by the Tennessee Valley Authority through local distributors, which keeps industrial rates below most of the country. Healthcare buyers should require a BAA and a current SOC 2 report from every bidder.
Send your power and space spec, or the renewal notice your Nashville facility just sent. At least three facilities that fit bid blind, and every bid comes back on one 36-month landed cost within one business day.
Power and density
Typical power and density in Nashville
- Grid: Tennessee Valley Authority. Supply: A local distributor buying from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- Typical density: Facilities commonly support 5 to 20 kW per cabinet; high-density AI space is quoted case by case.
- Utility power: 6.92 cents/kWh (TN industrial), August 2026. At 70% average draw and a billed PUE of 1.4 that is about $50 per committed kW per month where power is metered.
Market estimate, October 2026
| Footprint | Committed power | All-in, per month (estimate) | Metered power alone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two cabinets | 10 kW | $2,125 to $2,875 | $495 |
| Cage | 50 kW | $10,625 to $14,375 | $2,475 |
| GPU rack, air or rear-door | 40 kW | $8,500 to $11,500 | $1,980 |
| Liquid-cooled GPU rack | 120 kW | $25,500 to $34,500 | $5,941 |
Estimates, not quotes, as of October 2026: all-in at about $250 per kW per month plus or minus 15%, from published 2026 retail colocation pricing. High-density and liquid-cooled racks often price above this band. Metered power uses the Nashville utility rate above. Bids set the real number.
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Interconnection
Where the networks are in Nashville
Racks in, or cross-connected to, these buildings reach the most carriers and cloud on-ramps. Counts are from PeeringDB.
Carrier hotels and meet-me rooms
Interconnection here is spread across several buildings. Send your carrier and cloud list with the spec and every bid will state which of them are on-net.
Internet exchanges
No exchange is listed in this metro in PeeringDB; networks peer in nearby hubs.
Interconnection snapshot
Bids, not public listings, set the picture here.
Landed cost model
36-month Nashville colocation cost
Model the whole contract before any sales call. Replace the defaults with the numbers on your quote or renewal notice.
Rent: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026 (2026-04-01). Power: EIA industrial average, TN, August 2026 (preliminary). Cross-connects: Inflect (2026-04-01).
Price benchmarks
What Nashville colocation costs
Retail full racks generally run $900 to $2,000 a month, and all-in pricing averages about $250 per kW per month (Inflect, 2026-04-01). Where power is metered, Nashville utility rates add about $50 per committed kW per month at 70% draw and a billed PUE of 1.4. Digital Realty's Q2 2026 filing reports $293/kW for new Americas contracts under 1 MW and $156/kW above 1 MW (Form 8-K): small footprints pay more per kW.
Nashville colocation questions
Retail full racks generally run $900 to $2,000 a month, and all-in pricing averages about $250 per kW per month (Inflect, 2026-04-01). Where power is metered, Nashville utility rates add about $50 per committed kW per month at 70% draw and a billed PUE of 1.4. Digital Realty's Q2 2026 filing reports $293/kW for new Americas contracts under 1 MW and $156/kW above 1 MW (Form 8-K): small footprints pay more per kW.
Tennessee's industrial average was 6.92 cents per kWh in August 2026 (EIA), below the national average, because power comes from the Tennessee Valley Authority through local distributors.
The industrial electricity average is 6.92 cents/kWh (TN industrial). A facility that meters power passes this through with its PUE on top: at 70% average draw and a billed PUE of 1.4 that's about $50 per committed kW per month. Ask every bidder for its billed PUE, power rate and true-up terms.
Typically $100 to $500 to install and $150 to $300 a month each (Inflect, 2026-04-01). Over 36 months, two cross-connects at $225 a month cost about $16,200 before escalators, so the count matters as much as the rate. Cross-connect guide.
It depends on when you signed. Digital Realty reported renewal rates up 25.4% on a cash basis in Q2 2026 and raised its full-year cash renewal guidance to 9% to 11% (Form 8-K). Get counter-quotes before the notice deadline, not after. Renewal counter-quotes.
Plan for the power first. An 8U NVIDIA DGX H100 draws up to 10.2 kW (NVIDIA), so four in a rack is about 41 kW, well past a standard cabinet. Ask for the rack density each facility will commit in writing, the cooling method and the delivery date. AI and GPU colocation.
Providers bid blind: they see the technical spec only, never your name, email, phone or company, and never a file you upload. We introduce you only to the provider you pick. We ask at least three facilities to price your power, space and interconnection spec, put every bid on one 36-month landed cost, and reply within one business day.