AWS Amazon IAD163 — Dulles Data Center

AWS

Amazon IAD163 is a data center operated by AWS in Dulles, VA. The facility 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 19.2-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
City
Dulles
State
VA
Coordinates
39.0323, -77.4297
Address
Atlantic Boulevard

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 comprises 210 MW across 10 tracked facilities, with AWS operating three sites and establishing dominant market presence. Power availability remains the primary constraint: the excess-power DCPI score of 48/100 indicates tight remaining capacity, while the constraint score of 52/100 signals that grid and infrastructure limitations are acute. This 52-point constraint reading places Dulles in the same structural bind as nearby Herndon 53/100 constraint and Chantilly 56/100 constraint—the Northern Virginia corridor is uniformly power-constrained despite strong demand. For acquisition-focused investors, the AVOID verdict reflects straightforward economics: assets in Dulles lack the operational flexibility that typically justifies premium valuations. With constraint scores above 50/100, buyers inherit infrastructure bottlenecks that limit revenue expansion. New capacity…

Location

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Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketDulles
Grid operatorPJM
DC Hub Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power19.2 months

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 77 operating generating units totalling 1,918 MW within about 50 km of Dulles. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas1,427 MW · 4 units · 74%
Utility-Scale Solar270 MW · 68 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
Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP get_facility slug="aws-amazon-iad163-24aa59f1" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: https://dchub.cloud/connect?src=page-onramp&entity=aws-amazon-iad163-24aa59f1
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