{"schemaVersion":"1.0","canonicalUrl":"https://virginiai.com/data-centers/vantage-ashburn-iii","packetUrl":"https://virginiai.com/diligence/vantage-ashburn-iii","reviewDate":"2026-10-30","project":{"lat":39.027296,"lng":-77.471322,"jobs":"Not disclosed in cited source","kind":"campus","name":"Vantage Ashburn III / VA3","slug":"vantage-ashburn-iii","capex":"Not disclosed in cited source","power":"288 MW critical IT load — campus specification","region":"northern-virginia","status":"Marketed campus — full buildout not verified","details":["The owner’s campus page describes the planned scope. It is not proof that all seven buildings or the entire IT capacity are operating.","Capacity is retained as critical IT load and is not added to utility demand or backup generator ratings."],"summary":"Vantage’s VA3 specification describes a 134-acre campus planned for seven data centers and 288 MW of critical IT load.","locality":"Loudoun County","location":"Ashburn, Loudoun County","operator":"Vantage Data Centers","sourceIds":["census-places","vantage-va3","vantage-contact"],"confidence":"B","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30","locationNote":"Approximate Ashburn 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":"vantage-va3","url":"https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/ashburn-iii-virginia/","title":"Ashburn III campus specifications","publisher":"Vantage Data Centers","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedAt":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"vantage-contact","url":"https://vantage-dc.com/company/contact-us/","title":"Vantage campus addresses","publisher":"Vantage 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 Vantage Ashburn III / VA3?","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: 288 MW critical IT load — campus specification. 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"}]}]}