Country
United States
AI data center dossier
Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers
Ashburn, Northern Virginia (Loudoun, Prince William counties), United States/datacenters/microsoft-northern-virginia-ai-data-centers.html
Operator
Microsoft
Energy
Renewable
Known capacity
1 GW
Evidence profile
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100%
Sources attachedVerified
2 citations linked
CoordinatesPublished
38.9072, -77.4369
Timeline evidencePartial
1 dated field available
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Record Notes
Northern Virginia — and Ashburn specifically — is the world's densest concentration of data center capacity, and Microsoft Azure anchors a large share of it. Across Loudoun and Prince William counties, Microsoft operates multiple hyperscale campuses that collectively host a significant fraction of Azure's global compute, including the infrastructure that serves the OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI Service, and Bing AI features. Microsoft committed $80 billion in global data center capital expenditure for FY2026, with the United States receiving over half. The Northern Virginia footprint is continuously expanding as AI inference demand for GPT-4, GPT-4o, and successor models accelerates. Each campus connects to the PJM grid and is backed by large renewable energy purchase agreements from solar and wind projects across the mid-Atlantic.
Analyst Flags
No obvious coverage gaps detected in the current structured record.
Timeline Signals
Earliest market signal2020
Nearby Facilities
Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.
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Frequently asked questions
- How big is Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers?
- Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers has 1 GW of known IT capacity, located in Ashburn, Northern Virginia (Loudoun, Prince William counties), United States. It ranks #42 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
- What is the status of Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers?
- Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2020.
- Who operates Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers?
- Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers is operated by Microsoft. Structured intelligence reports are available for Microsoft Operator Report and United States Country Report.
- What energy source does Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers use?
- Microsoft Azure Northern Virginia AI Data Centers is powered by renewable energy and is focused on inference workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.