Digital Realty Northern Virginia IAD73 is a data center operated by Digital Realty in Ashburn, VA. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Ashburn data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 24.2-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Ashburn — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Ashburn — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Ashburn's data center market is substantially built-out with 297 tracked facilities delivering 8,662 MW across a concentrated operator base, but faces acute power constraints that are reshaping investment calculus. Digital Realty dominates with 35 facilities, followed by Equinix 19 facilities and Amazon Web Services 17 facilities, indicating consolidation among large platform operators. The market's infrastructure is mature and densely packed, characteristic of Northern Virginia's role as the East Coast's primary hyperscale hub. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is directive for acquisition-focused buyers: the constraint score of 62/100 signals that power infrastructure—the binding constraint in data center economics—is severely stressed, while the excess-power score of 42/100 indicates limited room for marginal capacity expansion. This combination creates a structural headwind. Unlike markets…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Ashburn tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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