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description: Is Sterling a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 20.2/100 (PJM), as of 2026-11-12. 2,741 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-07). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Sterling data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Sterling data center market

Power availability in Sterling: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 20.2 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 214 words · generated 2026-11-07 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

**Question this page answers:** How much power is available in the Sterling data center market?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="how much power is available in the Sterling market for a data center")`

**Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result].

DCPI Score**20.2/100**

MW, all listings**2,741**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## STERLING at a glance

STERLING has 2,490 MW operational and 114 MW under construction among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Amazon Web Services (2,000 MW), EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure (114 MW) and Vantage Data Centers (100 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 2,490 |
| Under construction | 114 |
| Total listed | 2,604 |

## Developers building or planning in STERLING

| Operator | Under construction MW | Planned MW |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure | 114 |  |

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.

## Colocation lease rates in STERLING

DC Hub does not hold a lease-rate figure for this market yet.

Amazon Web Services operates the largest footprint with 98 sites, followed by CyrusOne at 18 sites and a separate AWS entity at 16 sites.

The DCPI verdict reflects acute power supply tension. This is not a statement about market demand or facility quality—it reflects the documented difficulty of securing new power supply in the market's current state.

Deal flow in Sterling has stalled; no recent transactions are tracked. However, Sterling itself shows no recorded deals in the tracked window, and no announced projects are attributed to new operator entry or major capacity commitments in the market.

Until interconnection backlogs clear or new utility capacity comes online, operators citing or expanding in Sterling will face prolonged lead times and elevated procurement costs for incremental power.

## Data centers in STERLING

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aligned IAD03](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/aligned-aligned-iad03-716405f8) | Aligned | Operational | 75 |
| [EdgeCore Ashburn Maries Road](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/edgecore-digital-infrastructure-edgecore-ashburn-maries-road-7675edc8) | EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure | Under Construction | 57 |
| [EdgeCore Ashburn Moran Road](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/edgecore-digital-infrastructure-edgecore-ashburn-moran-road-5b305b41) | EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure | Under Construction | 57 |
| [Amazon IAD10](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad10-672ee2a2) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD118](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad118-e2f1a399) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD119](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad119-ca9e776c) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD12](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad12-35d6fee7) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD120](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad120-61980717) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD121](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad121-a32eaf54) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD122](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad122-667218f4) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD124](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad124-29cdb7b1) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD125](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad125-ddb0c1f2) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD128](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad128-4e756a60) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD140](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad140-d8c25228) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD141](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad141-c50aed0d) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD144](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad144-5249fe2c) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD145](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad145-281834c0) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD146](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad146-884a3914) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD147](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad147-09638eb8) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |
| [Amazon IAD15](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad15-57b37fd5) | Amazon Web Services | Operational | 50 |

Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.

Browse every data center in [Virginia](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/virginia).

## More on STERLING

- [STERLING DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/sterling)
- [STERLING market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/sterling/brief)
- [Virginia data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/virginia/brief)
- [Virginia data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/virginia/data-center-incentives)

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