Data center real estate market in North America
Northern Virginia
Published two weeks ago
1st
In supply of data center real estate, measured by commissioned power
3rd
In demand for data center real estate, measured by TTM absorption
1st
In hyperscale owned facilities, measured by operational power
Real estate supply pipeline
Rank amongst North America markets
Commissioned
Colocation power commissioned within the market, measured in MW, includes preleasing
Available
Colocation power commissioned and available within the market, measured in MW
Under Construction
Speculative colocation power under construction within the market, measured in MW
Planned
Speculative planned colocation power that hasn't yet broken ground, measured in MW
About Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the United States. This extremely mature and well-connected area traces its roots to the U.S. Government's experiments in wide area fiber optic networking in the late 1960s. The low-latency connections to the national fiber network backbone along with a relatively business-friendly environment make Northern Virginia the top market for data centers serving the area's biggest public and private enterprises.
While government agency requirements have increased the data center demand in Northern Virginia, the majority of the market is made up of other industries finding the market attractive. Hyperscale, aerospace, financial, managed hosting, technology, and telecommunications companies have all staked claims in Northern Virginia's data centers. Colocation requirements in the Northern Virginia market are typically larger than most markets.
Largest colocation providers
Measured by total commissioned power
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