Evocative Virginia (VA1) is a data center operated by VPLS in Reston, VA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Reston data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 33.9-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 Reston — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Reston — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Reston's data center ecosystem is moderately sized but facing structural power constraints that limit near-term investment appeal. The market comprises 19 tracked facilities totaling 204 MW, with CoreSite dominating operator mindshare at 13 facilities—a concentration that underscores the fragmented secondary-operator presence across Anexio, Evocative, Digital Realty, and 365 Data Centers. The region's position within Northern Virginia's broader tech corridor has attracted anchor tenants, evidenced by QTS's 77,000 SF headquarters lease at Reston Station, signaling enterprise-grade demand for colocation infrastructure in the submarket. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries unambiguous implications for acquisition-stage investors: Reston scores identically at 47/100 on excess-power capacity and 49/100 on grid constraints, placing it firmly in the dual-squeeze category where power scarcity and…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Evocative Virginia (VA1) 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.
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.
DC Hub tracks 95 operating generating units totalling 5,488 MW within about 50 km of Reston, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Reston tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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