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Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15)

Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia · All 23 Equinix sites

OperatingMixed receptionAI mixed useRecord updated August 26, 2026

Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) is an operating data center in Ashburn, Virginia (Loudoun County), operated by Equinix. The public record puts it at announced 1999, 500 MW operating. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Operating

Operator
Equinix
Facility type
Data center, AI use mixed
Location
Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA
Coordinates
39.0437, -77.4875
Power capacity
500 MW operating
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
1999
Utility
Dominion Energy
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Hybrid
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
Mixed reception
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. 1999
    Operating
    Ashburn is the world's largest internet exchange hub; Equinix operates 15+ buildings at this campus Source: Equinix

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) in Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Data centers generate a large share of Loudoun County's general-fund revenue and the county chair has called Equinix an 'excellent community partner,' but amid rising residential and environmental opposition the Board voted 7 to 2 in March 2025 to end by-right data-center development, now requiring special-exception public hearings.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

Data centers generate a large share of Loudoun County's general-fund revenue and the county chair has called Equinix an 'excellent community partner,' but amid rising residential and environmental opposition the Board voted 7 to 2 in March 2025 to end by-right data-center development, now requiring special-exception public hearings. Equinix is eligible for Virginia's statewide data-center sales-and-use tax exemption, but state law bars disclosure of individual recipients and amounts.

Source: Holland & Knight

Power and water

100% renewable coverage since 2021 via U.S. wind VPPAs and Green-e certified wind RECs; no on-site generation. Dominion Energy serves all of Loudoun County, where data-center load reached roughly 5.3 GW by 2025.

Uses Loudoun Water reclaimed (non-potable) water for cooling; legacy buildings use chilled water, DC12 uses indirect evaporative cooling, and newer high-density AI buildings use chilled water. No facility-specific volume is disclosed.

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.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
Which document closes each gap
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.

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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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) in Ashburn?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) in Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Data centers generate a large share of Loudoun County's general-fund revenue and the county chair has called Equinix an 'excellent community partner,' but amid rising residential and environmental opposition the Board voted 7 to 2 in March 2025 to end by-right data-center development, now requiring special-exception public hearings.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15)?

No lawsuit over Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) appears in the record we track as of August 26, 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 Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as hybrid, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15), and how big is it?

Equinix is the operator on record. We hold 23 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 500 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1-DC15)," updated August 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/equinix-ashburn-va.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/equinix-ashburn-va, retrieved September 14, 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.Equinix Ashburn Data Centers, Equinix · Equinix · retrieved July 5, 2026
  2. 2.Ashburn, Virginia, Data centers (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia · retrieved July 5, 2026
  3. 3.Equinix IBX Sustainability Quick Reference Guide · Equinix · retrieved July 6, 2026
  4. 4.Loudoun Water, Reclaimed Water Program · Loudoun Water · retrieved July 6, 2026
  5. 5.Data Center Retail Sales & Use Tax Exemption, Virginia EDP · Virginia Economic Development Partnership · retrieved July 6, 2026
  6. 6.Loudoun County, Virginia Eliminates By-Right Data Center Development, Holland & Knight · Holland & Knight · retrieved July 6, 2026
  7. 7.Washington D.C. (Ashburn) Data Centers · Equinix · retrieved August 26, 2026

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