Data center campus · American University campus (location within campus not stated), District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
American University campus data centers
Operating
as of Oct. 28, 2026
An American University news feature describes three data centers behind the university's network: two smaller ones on campus, the largest at an off-campus site, and a standby backup site in Reston, Virginia. Only the on-campus pair is placed in DC by the source.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Who is behind it
ProjectAmerican University campus data centers
Developer and teamAmerican University
End userAmerican University
The record, newest first
University feature describes two smaller data centers on the main campus and says an IT team in its Network Operations Center monitors the system around the clock. (American University, Oct. 28, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Two on-campus rooms recorded as one campus project.
- The largest AU data center (online since 2000) is described only as off-campus; whether it is in DC is not stated, so it is not recorded separately.
- Article has no visible date; status uses access date.
The full record
- Status note
- AU news feature says two smaller data centers sit on campus, while the largest is at an off-campus facility whose location is not stated; operator page, accessed Oct. 28, 2026 (article undated).
- Power note
- The article says the Network Operations Center has a 120-kilowatt diesel generator; it gives no capacity figure for the on-campus rooms.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)