Amazon IAD174 — Dulles Data Center

Amazon IAD174 is a data center operated by Amazon Web Services in Dulles, VA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 50.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Dulles data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 32.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Power
50.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
Dulles
State
VA
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Dulles — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Dulles — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

The Dulles market remains materially constrained with balanced excess-power and capacity utilization signals that argue against near-term investment activity. The tracked portfolio spans 10 facilities totaling 210 MW, with AWS dominating operator presence via three separate assets. A single $65 million Amazon lease acquisition in Virginia demonstrates continued hyperscaler appetite in the broader region, though no recent M&A has materialized specifically within the Dulles footprint tracked here. The DCPI verdict of 47/100 on both excess-power and constraint dimensions yields a clear avoid recommendation for acquisition-focused investors. This dual-constraint profile mirrors the broader Washington, DC market 35/100 excess-power, 50/100 constraint, where consensus has already shifted away from acquisition-stage activity unless targeting legacy assets for margin recovery. Dulles investors…

Location

Area Dulles, VA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketDulles
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power32.0 months
LocationDulles, US
Reported capacity50.0 MW
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Amazon IAD174 in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

Amazon.comMegaport Global Access

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 76 operating generating units totalling 1,916 MW within about 50 km of Dulles, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas1,427 MW · 4 units · 74%
Utility-Scale Solar268 MW · 67 units · 14%
Bioenergy221 MW · 5 units · 12%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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