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Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center

Washington, District of Columbia County, Washington, D.C. · All 14 Cogent Communications sites

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated October 1, 2026

Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center is an operating data center in Washington, Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia County), operated by Cogent Communications.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Cogent Communications
Facility type
Data center
Location
1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia County, DC, 20036
Coordinates
38.9031, -77.0397 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Pepco
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 1, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center in Washington, District of Columbia County, Washington, D.C. appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Notes on the record

Cogent's Washington DC metro page lists one data center: 'Washington DC 2 Data Center', 1050 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036, with '16,763 Sq. Feet, 42U Cabinets, Private Cages available'. It is described as carrier-neutral, with UPS and backup generator. Operational status is inferred from the operator's current colocation listing. Ownership was checked separately: Cogent's 10-facility sale to an I Squared Capital-sponsored entity, closed June 29, 2026, covered Phoenix, Anaheim, Burbank, Stockton, Atlanta, Chicago, Elkridge, Kansas City, Nashville and Houston, and did not include Washington DC. Cogent therefore remains the operator per its own current site. No MW figure is published. A 500 kW generator figure seen only in an aggregator summary was not used. An aggregator also lists a 'Cogent Washington DC 1' at 1120 Vermont Ave NW, but Cogent's own site no longer lists it, so it was not emitted. A third-party directory also places a CenterServ facility at 1050 Connecticut Ave; that was not verified and is not asserted here. Coordinates are from the US Census geocoder (street-interpolated), so precision is 'approximate'.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center in Washington?

Nothing on record as of October 1, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center in Washington, District of Columbia County, Washington, D.C. appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center?

No lawsuit over Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center appears in the record we track as of October 1, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center, and how big is it?

Cogent Communications is the operator on record. We hold 14 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Cogent Washington DC 2 Data Center," updated October 1, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cogent-washington-dc-2-1050-connecticut-ave-dc.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/cogent-washington-dc-2-1050-connecticut-ave-dc, retrieved October 11, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Cogent Washington DC · Cogent Communications · retrieved October 1, 2026
  2. 2.Washington DC 2 Data Center · Cogent Communications · retrieved October 1, 2026
  3. 3.Cogent Communications Announces Closing of Sale of 10 Data Center Facilities · PR Newswire / Cogent Communications · retrieved October 1, 2026
  4. 4.US Census Bureau geocoder match: 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036 · US Census Bureau · retrieved October 1, 2026
  5. 5.Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) - ENERGY STAR partner profile · U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR · retrieved October 1, 2026

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