Quality Technology Services QTS Ashburn-Shellhorn DC2

QTS Ashburn-Shellhorn DC2 is a data center operated by Quality Technology Services in Ashburn, VA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 5.0 MW and is currently operational.

Power
5.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
Northern Virginia
City
Ashburn
State
VA
Country
US

Source: OpenStreetMap · As of: · Basis: cited (what this means)

Market intelligence

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Market context

In the Ashburn market on the PJM grid, Quality Technology Services QTS Ashburn-Shellhorn DC2’s 5 MW is under 1% of the 8,662 MW DC Hub’s brief counts there. The closest tracked facility is CloudHQ LC10, under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. Read the Ashburn market brief →

Location

Area Ashburn, VA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationAshburn, US
Reported capacity5.0 MW
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around QTS Ashburn-Shellhorn DC2 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.

1Wire CommunicationsAARKIAhrefs PTE LtdAkamai TechnologiesBLUE WIRELESSCloudflareCogent Communications, Inc.Comcast - Baltimore and D.C.Criteo USAGoCodeIT AS835HOOP7NETWORKMegaport Global Access

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 72 operating generating units totalling 1,631 MW within about 50 km of Ashburn, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas1,138 MW · 3 units · 70%
Utility-Scale Solar272 MW · 64 units · 17%
Bioenergy221 MW · 5 units · 14%

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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