How much data centre capacity does Northern Virginia have?

DC Atlas tracks 314 data centres in the Northern Virginia data centre market. 7,501 MW is live, 4,885 MW is under construction, 1,521 MW is planned, for 14,147 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in Northern Virginia?

58 operators run facilities in the Northern Virginia data centre market. Amazon is the largest by total potential, with 87 sites and 2,974 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in Northern Virginia?

Dominion Energy, Dominion Energy Virginia and Pepco serve the most data centre sites in the Northern Virginia data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 81% of the facilities it tracks here.

Northern Virginia: 314 sites, 58 operators, 7,501 MW live

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There are 314 data centres in Northern Virginia, United States, spanning 8 sub-markets, 58 operators, 242 operational, 7,501 MW live (7% modelled), 14,147 MW total potential. Amazon alone accounts for 87 sites, ahead of CloudHQ.

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Live

7,501MW

7% modelled

Under construction

4,885MW

Planned

1,521MW

Total potential

14,147MW

13% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

81% of the data centres we track in the Northern Virginia market have a named power supplier

Dominion Energy196sites
Dominion Energy Virginia14sites
Pepco13sites
Dominion Virginia Power8sites
NOVEC (Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative)5sites
NOVEC4sites

9 further suppliers serve smaller numbers of sites here.

Who is building in Northern Virginia

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 58 tracked in this market.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
Amazon	87	2,500 MW	2,974 MW
CloudHQ	8	421 MW	2,119 MW
STACK Infrastructure	29	420 MW	1,809 MW
Vantage Data Centers	6	384 MW	960 MW
Digital Realty	17	720 MW	816 MW
PointOne	1	—	600 MW
Aligned	5	192 MW	516 MW
PowerHouse Data Centers	3	60 MW	445 MW
Microsoft	9	240 MW	425 MW
NTT Global Data Centers	15	173 MW	385 MW

When Northern Virginia was built

4,478 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 47% of the operational sites in this market.

Recent activity

98 recorded developments in the Northern Virginia market, the latest on 4 Aug 2026.

4 Aug 2026Permit filed
EdgeCore files permit for second phase of Louisa County data centre campus, Virginia
EdgeCore filed to develop a second phase of its data-centre campus in Louisa County, Virginia.
3 Aug 2026Land acquired
Yondr Group and Cerberus acquire 40 acres for data center campus in Manassas, Virginia
Yondr Group and Cerberus have acquired 40 acres in Manassas, Virginia for a data center campus.
31 Jul 2026Announced
AWS plans 800,000 sq ft data center campus at GWU site in Ashburn, Virginia
AWS has announced plans to build an 800,000 square foot data center campus on a GWU site in Ashburn, Virginia.
30 Jul 2026ABS issuance$520M
Cloud Capital closes $520M ABS financing for Northern Virginia hyperscale data center
Cloud Capital, a data-centre investment management firm, has closed a $520 million asset-backed securities issuance backed by a hyperscale data centre in Northern Virginia, described as the industry's first programmatic data centre ABS Master Trust for a core joint venture.
29 Jul 2026Outage3,000 MW
Over 3 GW of data-centre demand lost in Northern Virginia outage
A network outage in Northern Virginia's Data Centers Alley caused the loss of more than 3 GW of data-centre demand, described as a record volume.
27 Jul 2026Moratorium
Loudoun County introduces motion to pause new data center builds
Loudoun County, Virginia, the world's leading data center hub, is moving to pause new data center applications, site plans, and substation applications while rewriting industry regulations. A motion introduced by Algonkian District Supervisor Juli Briskman passed during a Board of Supervisors meeting, signaling a shift in the county's data center development policy. The pause reflects growing concerns about capacity, infrastructure strain, and the need for updated zoning and permitting rules in the region.
17 Jul 2026Opposition
Fauquier Planning Commission opposes Gigaland data centers
The Fauquier County Planning Commission issued an opposition statement regarding the proposed Gigaland data center project. The commission's stance represents a regulatory barrier to the data center development in the jurisdiction. This community and planning-level resistance is significant as it may impede or delay the facility's approval and construction timeline. The location is Fauquier County, likely Virginia based on the jurisdiction name.
14 Jul 2026Opposition
Ilion residents oppose AI data centre proposal at village board meeting
Over 40 residents attended an Ilion Village Board meeting on 14 July 2026 to voice concerns about a proposed AI data centre at the former Remington Arms site. Multiple speakers called for a code moratorium and updated zoning laws to address data centres, with residents expressing frustration about the proposal being advanced without adequate public consultation. The Industrial Development Agency was criticised for considering the facility in the middle of a residential village.

All recent activity

Who is hiring in Northern Virginia

2 open data centre roles at 2 operators we track

Two operators are recruiting in Northern Virginia, 2 roles between them: EdgeConnex with 1 and T5 Data Centers with 1. None of them are build-side: this is a market staffing what is already standing, critical facilities accounting for 1 of the 2.

EdgeConnex1role
T5 Data Centers1role

The mix

critical facilities1
security1

The roles behind those numbers

Most recently opened

EdgeConnexsecurity23 Jun 2026
T5 Data Centerscritical facilities10 Jun 2026

Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.

Questions about Northern Virginia

How many data centres are in Northern Virginia?: There are 314 data centres in Northern Virginia, United States, spanning 8 sub-markets, 58 operators, 242 operational, 7,501 MW live (7% modelled), 14,147 MW total potential. Amazon alone accounts for 87 sites, ahead of CloudHQ.
How much data centre capacity does Northern Virginia have?: DC Atlas tracks 314 data centres in the Northern Virginia data centre market. 7,501 MW is live, 4,885 MW is under construction, 1,521 MW is planned, for 14,147 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in Northern Virginia?: 58 operators run facilities in the Northern Virginia data centre market. Amazon is the largest by total potential, with 87 sites and 2,974 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in Northern Virginia?: Dominion Energy, Dominion Energy Virginia and Pepco serve the most data centre sites in the Northern Virginia data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 81% of the facilities it tracks here.