EQUINIX, LLC - DC 97 is a data center in HERNDON, VA. It sits in the Herndon data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 19.8-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 Herndon — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Herndon — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Herndon's data center footprint remains undersized and constrained, with 22 tracked facilities delivering just 12 MW across a fragmented operator base. AWS and an unnamed operator each control 5 facilities, while a third unnamed player holds another 5 sites, suggesting either legacy or dormant assets within the market. Recent Virginia transactions—including Amazon's $65 million acquisition of a leased facility and Cloud Capital's $520 million asset-backed securitization of Virginia data center assets—demonstrate institutional appetite for the broader region, yet Herndon specifically appears absent from this deal activity. The lack of tracked M&A within Herndon over the analysis period underscores the market's limited relevance to consolidation-focused capital. The DCPI verdict of 47/100 excess-power paired with 53/100 constraint delivers a clear AVOID recommendation for…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in HERNDON tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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