Digital Realty VA3 — Reston Data Center

VA3 is a data center operated by Digital Realty in Reston, VA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 14.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Reston data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 33.9-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Power
14.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
Northern Virginia
City
Reston
State
VA
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Reston's data center ecosystem is moderately sized but facing structural power constraints that limit near-term investment appeal. The market comprises 19 tracked facilities totaling 204 MW, with CoreSite dominating operator mindshare at 13 facilities—a concentration that underscores the fragmented secondary-operator presence across Anexio, Evocative, Digital Realty, and 365 Data Centers. The region's position within Northern Virginia's broader tech corridor has attracted anchor tenants, evidenced by QTS's 77,000 SF headquarters lease at Reston Station, signaling enterprise-grade demand for colocation infrastructure in the submarket. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries unambiguous implications for acquisition-stage investors: Reston scores identically at 47/100 on excess-power capacity and 49/100 on grid constraints, placing it firmly in the dual-squeeze category where power scarcity and…

Location

Area Reston, VA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketReston
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power33.9 months
LocationReston, US
Reported capacity14.0 MW
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around VA3 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.

Atlantic.netCogent Communications, Inc.Evocative GlobalThe Trade DeskZayo

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 95 operating generating units totalling 5,488 MW within about 50 km of Reston, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas4,950 MW · 14 units · 90%
Utility-Scale Solar317 MW · 76 units · 6%
Bioenergy221 MW · 5 units · 4%

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

Other data centers nearby

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