Meta Henrico Data Center

Meta Henrico Data Center is a data center operated by Meta in Sandston, VA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Sandston data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 32.4-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Sandston
State
VA
Country
US
Coordinates
37.4831, -77.2370

Market intelligence

AVOID

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

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Market context

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

Sandston remains a fragmented, undersupplied market with minimal operational density. The region hosts 29 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of operational capacity, indicating either nascent development or reporting gaps across a dispersed operator base. Quality Technology Services leads with 11 facilities, followed by an unnamed operator with 6 locations, and Unknown with 5—a distribution that suggests small-footprint, non-hyperscale deployment. No recent M&A activity has been recorded, distinguishing Sandston from neighboring Virginia markets where institutional capital has been notably active. The DCPI verdict of AVOID 47/100 on both excess-power and constraint dimensions warrants serious investor caution. A balanced score at this midpoint does not signal equilibrium; rather, it reflects simultaneous vulnerability on both supply and demand axes. Excess-power scoring at 47 indicates…

Location

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Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketSandston
Grid operatorPJM
DC Hub Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power32.4 months
LocationSandston, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Meta Henrico Data Center 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.

Allied Telecom GroupArelion (Twelve99)Blue Ridge BanksharesCogent Communications, Inc.Conversant US EastDigitalOceanHurricane ElectricMegaport Global AccessMetaNinja-CacheNinja-IX CorporationNinja-IX Looking Glass

Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here.

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 42 operating generating units totalling 5,769 MW within about 50 km of Sandston, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas3,009 MW · 18 units · 52%
Nuclear1,780 MW · 2 units · 31%
Utility-Scale Solar765 MW · 16 units · 13%
Bioenergy215 MW · 6 units · 4%

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

Other data centers nearby

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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