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Evocative BOS1 (Somerville)

Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts · All 3 Evocative sites

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated September 15, 2026

Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) is an operating data center in Somerville, Massachusetts (Middlesex County), operated by Evocative. The public record puts it at 6 MW operating.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Evocative
Facility type
Data center
Location
50 Inner Belt Road, Somerville, Middlesex County, MA, 02143
Coordinates
42.3779, -71.0804 (approximate)
Power capacity
6 MW operating
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. September 15, 2026
    Operating
    Evocative's own Boston data center page states 46,000 sq ft with 21,600 sq ft of raised floor and 6 MW of total utility power. Source: Evocative

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 15, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Notes on the record

Formerly Internap/INAP Boston; acquired by Evocative. Marketed as "Boston" but sited in Somerville at 50 Inner Belt Road - a different building and operator from the tracked CoreSite BO1 at 70 Innerbelt Road. The 6 MW figure is total utility power stated by the operator, not IT load.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) data center in Somerville?

Nothing on record as of September 15, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) data center?

No lawsuit over Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) appears in the record we track as of September 15, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Evocative BOS1 (Somerville) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Evocative BOS1 (Somerville), and how big is it?

Evocative is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 6 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Evocative BOS1 (Somerville)," updated September 15, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/evocative-bos1-somerville-ma.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/evocative-bos1-somerville-ma, retrieved October 1, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Evocative Boston (BOS1) - "46,000 sq ft", "21,600 sq ft raised floor", "6 MW" · Evocative · retrieved September 15, 2026
  2. 2.PeeringDB facility record: Evocative BOS1, 50 Inner Belt Road, Somerville · PeeringDB · retrieved September 15, 2026

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