QTS Richmond RIC1 — Sandston Data Center

QTS Richmond (RIC1) is a data center operated by QTS in Sandston, VA, US. The facility is currently operational.

Status
Operational
Market
Sandston
State
VA
Country
US

Market intelligence

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Market context

QTS Richmond (RIC1) is one of 29 facilities DC Hub’s Sandston brief counts on the PJM grid. The closest tracked facility is Bank of America, under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. Read the Sandston market brief →

Location

Area Sandston, VA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationSandston, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around QTS Richmond (RIC1) 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 AccessNinja-CacheNinja-IX CorporationNinja-IX Looking GlassPacketFabric

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

Nearest first, by distance from this site.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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