Data Center Alley

Equinix, Digital Realty, AWS, Microsoft, Google and others · Ashburn, Virginia

StatusOperational

CapacityNot reported

InvestmentNot reported

First seenAug 14, 2025

Latest newsOct 21, 2026

Confidencehigh

Loudoun County, Virginia: the largest concentration of data centers in the world, still expanding.

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Status timeline

1. Aug 14, 2025Operational (curated)
2. Oct 21, 2026Cancelled FOX 5 DC

News about this project

• Amazon withdraws application for data center campus at GWU site in Ashburn, VirginiaData Center Dynamics · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Breakfast links: Amazon drops data center plan at former George Washington University siteGreater Greater Washington · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon drops data center plan on former George Washington University campus in AshburnFOX 5 DC · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon's Ashburn Data Center Plans Must Face Public Review: Loudoun Zoning ChiefPatch · Oct 9, 2026 · Announced
• ‘Concrete jungle’: As Amazon details plans for new Ashburn data centers, some residents are fed upWTOP News · Aug 4, 2026 · Announced
• AWS looks to build 800,000 sq ft data center campus at GWU site in Ashburn, VirginiaData Center Dynamics · Jul 31, 2026 · Announced
• Headlines from across the state: Loudoun County neighbors fight proposed Dominion transmission lines for Data Center Alley; more ...Cardinal News · Aug 15, 2025 · Announced
• Loudoun County neighbors fight proposed Dominion transmission lines for Data Center AlleyVirginia Mercury · Aug 14, 2025 · Announced