Google

Google is a data center in Bristow, VA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 80.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Bristow data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 34.1-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Power
80.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
Northern Virginia
City
Bristow
State
VA
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Bristow's data center market comprises 374 MW across five tracked facilities, but power availability and grid stress create a material barrier to entry. The market scores 46/100 on excess-power capacity and 49/100 on constraint metrics—both below investment-grade thresholds. This dual weakness reflects a market caught between adequate aggregate capacity and insufficient headroom to absorb large new workloads without grid reinforcement. The operator base remains fragmented: Compass Datacenters, Digital Realty, Microsoft's Gainesville facility MNZ03, and Yondr Group each operate single properties, suggesting no dominant player and limited consolidation momentum. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is operative for acquisition-stage investors and capacity-constrained operators seeking expansion. With excess-power at 46/100, new builds or major leasing commitments face real power scarcity risk; the…

Location

Area Bristow, VA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketBristow
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power34.1 months
LocationBristow, US
Reported capacity80.0 MW
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Google 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.

Google LLC

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 34 operating generating units totalling 3,385 MW within about 50 km of Bristow, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas3,055 MW · 11 units · 90%
Bioenergy221 MW · 5 units · 7%
Utility-Scale Solar109 MW · 18 units · 3%

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

Other data centers nearby

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