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Data center project · Loudoun, Virginia

Amazon Web Services, Northern Virginia data centers

Operating · AWS launched its first data centers in Northern Virginia in 2006 and runs many buildings across Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties; they are grouped here as one entry. Also known as: AWS us-east-1 region.

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Status
Operating · as of June 2023
Location
Data center campuses in Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties · Loudoun
Power
Not reported
AWS publishes no power figure for its Northern Virginia campuses, and no source gives one for this footprint.
Investment
$51.9 billion invested in Virginia in 2011–2021 (company figure)
Developer and team
Amazon Web Services (Amazon Data Services)
End user
Amazon Web Services
Utility
Dominion Energy
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. June 7, 2023 AWS reported spending $51.9 billion on its Virginia data center operations from 2011 through 2021. (Amazon (aboutamazon.com), June 7, 2023)
  2. Jan. 2023 AWS said it would spend another $35 billion by 2040 on new data center campuses elsewhere in Virginia. (Amazon (aboutamazon.com), June 7, 2023)

Conflicts and open questions

  • One entry for many buildings in three counties; the map point is set near Ashburn and is approximate. AWS does not publish building-level locations, capacity or power use.

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