Northern Virginia is a data center operated by DataBank in Northern Virginia. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Northern Virginia data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 60.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
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Data Center Power Index verdict for Northern Virginia — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Northern Virginia — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Ashburn remains the dominant hyperscale hub in Northern Virginia, hosting 8,662 MW across 318 tracked facilities, but power availability and infrastructure constraints are now the binding limiting factors for growth. Digital Realty operates 35 facilities—the largest single operator—followed by Equinix 20, Amazon Web Services 17, and CloudHQ 10. The market's concentration among four players reflects the maturity of the region's competitive landscape, where incumbents control the most strategically positioned assets. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries critical implications for acquisition-stage investors and new entrants. With excess-power scoring only 45/100 and constraint scoring 54/100, Ashburn has crossed the threshold from growth-friendly to capacity-constrained. Power is no longer a competitive advantage but a scarce commodity; new operators cannot rely on finding available megawatts…
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Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Northern Virginia tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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