Equinix, one of the world's largest data center companies, said the increasing barriers to bringing new data center projects online will make existing capacity more valuable and may increase its control over the market—including pricing capabilities. “If a large number of projects are cancelled, it will only make the already scarce capacity even more scarce,” Equinix CEO Adele Fox-Martin said during an analyst conference call on Wednesday. She said this could provide room for Equinix to raise fees. Power shortages, local opposition, and new legislation are increasingly hindering the construction of data centers. However, Equinix executives said that since the company has dozens of projects around the world and can increase capacity by expanding existing parks rather than breaking ground, it is in a better position than some of its competitors.

Equinix, one of the world's largest data center companies, said the increasing barriers to bringing new data center projects online will make existing capacity more valuable and may increase its control over the market—including pricing capabilities. “If a large number of projects are cancelled, it will only make the already scarce capacity even more scarce,” Equinix CEO Adele Fox-Martin said during an analyst conference call on Wednesday. She said this could provide room for Equinix to raise fees. Power shortages, local opposition, and new legislation are increasingly hindering the construction of data centers. However, Equinix executives said that since the company has dozens of projects around the world and can increase capacity by expanding existing parks rather than breaking ground, it is in a better position than some of its competitors.