{"schemaVersion":"1.0","canonicalUrl":"https://virginiai.com/data-centers/qts-ashburn-1","packetUrl":"https://virginiai.com/diligence/qts-ashburn-1","reviewDate":"2026-10-30","project":{"lat":39.004733,"lng":-77.405368,"jobs":"Not disclosed in cited source","kind":"campus","name":"QTS Ashburn 1","slug":"qts-ashburn-1","capex":"Not disclosed in cited source","power":"55 MW+ DC1 specification; DC2 delivery not verified","region":"northern-virginia","status":"Marketed campus — expansion stage needs confirmation","details":["The source still labels DC2 under construction with a Q2 2026 target. Passing that target is not evidence of completion.","This record retains the source’s discrepancy rather than counting the expansion as delivered capacity."],"summary":"QTS markets a two-building, 28-acre Ashburn campus. Its page lists 55 MW-plus for DC1 and a separately described DC2 expansion.","locality":"Loudoun County","location":"Sterling, Loudoun County","operator":"QTS Data Centers","sourceIds":["census-places","qts-ashburn"],"confidence":"B","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30","locationNote":"Approximate Sterling CDP locality marker from the Census Gazetteer internal point; not the campus location or parcel boundary.","approximateLocation":true},"sources":[{"id":"census-places","url":"https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_Gaz_place_national.zip","title":"2025 Census Gazetteer place internal points","publisher":"U.S. Census Bureau","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"qts-ashburn","url":"https://q.com/data-centers/ashburn-1/","title":"Ashburn 1 campus","publisher":"QTS Data Centers","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"}],"qualifications":["This is a public research packet, not a legal, tax, engineering or investment opinion.","A source association is not proof of a final permit, utility commitment, incentive award or completed project.","Campus and multi-site program scopes are different. Do not sum overlapping program and campus investment or capacity figures.","Publication dates, desk review dates and project milestones have different meanings. An export is not a new source verification.","Unknown or undisclosed values remain unknown; locality markers are approximate and do not establish parcel jurisdiction."],"openQuestions":[{"topic":"Land use and jurisdiction","question":"Which parcel, legal jurisdiction and land-use approvals apply to QTS Ashburn 1?","boundary":"The reviewed locality label is “Loudoun County”. Confirm parcel jurisdiction independently. County guidance is not a project-specific approval.","references":[{"id":"loudoun-land-use","url":"https://www.loudoun.gov/6410/Land-Use-Considerations","title":"Data centers: land use considerations","publisher":"Loudoun County","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"}]},{"topic":"Electric service","question":"What site-specific utility service agreement, interconnection milestone and delivery date are documented?","boundary":"Reviewed disclosure: 55 MW+ DC1 specification; DC2 delivery not verified. A campus specification is not an energized utility commitment. The general utility and SCC references do not identify the serving utility, governing rate or service agreement for this particular site.","references":[{"id":"dominion-requests","url":"https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/large-business-services/data-center-requests","title":"Data center requests and site-specific power planning","publisher":"Dominion Energy","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"scc-data-centers","url":"https://www.scc.virginia.gov/about-the-scc/scc-facts/","title":"SCC facts and data center initiatives","publisher":"Virginia State Corporation Commission","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"}]},{"topic":"Environmental and water review","question":"Which air, water and cooling records apply to the actual site and phase?","boundary":"The register does not establish a project-specific water allocation or final environmental approval.","references":[{"id":"deq-air","url":"https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers","title":"Issued air permits for data centers","publisher":"Virginia Department of Environmental Quality","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"jlarc-data-centers","url":"https://jlarc.virginia.gov/landing-2024-data-centers-in-virginia.asp","title":"Data Centers in Virginia","publisher":"Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30","publishedAt":"2024-12-09"}]},{"topic":"Investment and incentives","question":"Which site-specific investment scope and written incentive or tax-qualification records are available?","boundary":"Reviewed investment disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source. A program commitment is not a campus valuation.","references":[{"id":"vedp-incentives","url":"https://www.vedp.org/incentive/data-center-retail-sales-use-tax-exemption","title":"Data center retail sales and use tax exemption","publisher":"Virginia Economic Development Partnership","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"}]},{"topic":"Employment and timing","question":"Which phase, hiring dates, job types and current employer postings are documented?","boundary":"Reviewed jobs disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source. An announced target is not a live vacancy count. The workforce references are general training resources; they do not establish an employer affiliation, hiring commitment or project-specific training agreement.","references":[{"id":"nova-training","url":"https://www.nvcc.edu/academics/programs/data-center-operations.html","title":"Data Center Operations programs","publisher":"Northern Virginia Community College","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"microsoft-academy","url":"https://local.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-datacenter-academy-virginia/","title":"Microsoft Datacenter Academy – Virginia","publisher":"Microsoft","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"}]}]}