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CyrusOne NVA8

OperatingColocationBuildingSterling, Loudoun County, Virginia

Part of CyrusOne — Sterling, VA campus

50% profile completeness
27 claims from 8 sources
Current facility power
48 MW[1]
Likely
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Floor area
154,100 sq ft[2]
Confirmed
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
Not yet sourced
First operational
Not yet sourced

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Energized — operating
High confidence
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by permit / site plan.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Dominion Energy · PJM
Substation: Beco Substation (230 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
48 MW[1]
Reported
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. PermittingSep 27, 2026
    Permit / site plan
    • Sep 27, 2026 · Permit / case B70361030100[2]
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionimplied by a later stage
  3. EnergizationSep 27, 2026
    Community map
    • Sep 27, 2026 · Power in use reported: 24 MW[1]
    • Sep 27, 2026 · Power in use reported: 48 MW[1]
  4. OperationalSep 27, 2026
    Community map · Permit / site plan
    • Sep 27, 2026 · Reported status: operating[1]
    • Sep 27, 2026 · Reported status: operating[2]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Permit / site plan, Community map.

Grid path

  1. facility
    CyrusOne NVA8
  2. substation
    Beco Substation (230 kV)[1]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 2.15 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    Not identified
    UnknownUnverified
    No transmission line mapped within 2 km.
  4. utility
    Dominion Energy[3]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    PJM[5]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: PJM
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
39.02128, -77.41289
Address
45905 Maries Road, Sterling, VA 20166[1]Likely
County
Loudoun County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    C1 Northern Virginia - Sterling Viii LLC(unreviewed)[2]
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Not identified
  3. 3. Operator
    CyrusOne[1]Likely
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Not identified
Power supply
Utility:
Dominion Energy[3]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Property owner of record
Operator
Utility
Dominion Energy[3]Likely

Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
48 MW[1]Likely
Current IT capacity
24 MW[1]Likely
Estimated annual consumption
294 GWh/yr[4]Speculativeestimated

48 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
PJM[5]Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
PJM[3]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
Beco Substation (230 kV)[1]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
2.2 km[1]Likelyderived
State avg. industrial price
10.07¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Virginia statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
11.68¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Virginia statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
1.67 GW[8]Confirmedderived

75 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
1.04 GW[6]Confirmedderived

11 active generation interconnection requests in Loudoun County: Storage 940 MW, Solar 100 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Potomac Energy Center, LLC · Potomac Energy Center LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)12.1 km766 MW[8]
Montgomery County Resource Recovery · Covanta Montgomery, Inc.Power plant (Biomass)20.3 km54 MW[8]
Dickerson Power · Dickerson Power, LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)21.4 km299 MW[8]
Nih Cogeneration Facility · National Institutes of HealthPower plant (Natural Gas)27.7 km28 MW[8]
Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy · Covanta Alexandria/ArlingtonPower plant (Biomass)34.7 km29 MW[8]
Central Utility Plant At White Oak · GSA Metropolitan Service CenterPower plant (Natural Gas)37.2 km54 MW[8]
Covanta Fairfax Energy · Covanta Fairfax IncPower plant (Biomass)39.2 km98 MW[8]
Blake Solar Plant · Horus West Virginia 1, LLCPower plant (Solar)45.2 km80 MW[8]
Beco Substation · Dominion EnergySubstation2.15 km230 kV[1]
DTC substationSubstation2.3 km230 kV[1]
Paragon Park SubstationSubstation2.47 km230 kV[1]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
Loudoun 230 kVPJM AG2-285StorageIn study · proposed 2023-12150 MW[6]
Beaumeade 230 kVPJM AG2-287StorageIn study · proposed 2023-12150 MW[6]
New Road StoragePJM AE2-019StorageIA signed · proposed 2026-12120 MW[6]
Dulles SolarPJM AF1-147SolarIA signed · proposed 2023-12100 MW[6]
Roundtable 230 kVPJM AG2-307StorageIn study · proposed 2023-12100 MW[6]
Shelhorn 230 kVPJM AG2-323StorageIn study · proposed 2023-12100 MW[6]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    —
  5. First operational
    —
  6. Expected completion
    —
Permit / case numbers
B70361030100[2]Confirmed

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

ParcelRecord ownerAcresZoning / useBuilding sq ftSource
030296913000
Loudoun County, VA
C1 NORTHERN VIRGINIA - STERLING VIII LLC
Project: Tall Oaks
9.68IP (ZRTD-2016-0010) · Data Center154,125
built
[2]
Site area
9.7 acres[2]Confirmed

Legal acreage of the parcel(s).

Zoning
IP[2]Confirmed
Land use
Data Center[2]Confirmed
Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

Size

Floor area
154,100 sq ft[2]Confirmed

Building area on the county's data-center parcel inventory (from building permits).

Building footprint
154,200 sq ft[1]Likelyderived

Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.

Parcel / land records
MCPI 030296913000 (Loudoun County)[2]Confirmed

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)

No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.

Timeline

No dated events sourced yet.

Other buildings on this campus

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All claims (provenance audit)

27
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameCyrusOne NVA8way/701930919 name=CyrusOne NVA8[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
StatusOperating[1] derivedUnverified2026-09-27Shown
StatusOperating[2] derivedConfirmed2026-09-27Shown
Facility typeColocation[1] derivedUnverified2026-09-27Shown
Websitehttps://www.cyrusone.com/data-centers/north-america/sterling-virginia-nva8[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
Address45905 Maries Road, Sterling, VA 20166[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
Property owner of recordC1 Northern Virginia - Sterling Viii LLCMCPI 030296913000: C1 NORTHERN VIRGINIA - STERLING VIII LLC[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown
OperatorCyrusOneoperator=CyrusOne[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
UtilityDominion Energyterritory 19876: VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (INVESTOR OWNED, DOMINION RESOURCE[3] derivedLikely2022Shown
Current facility power48 MWinput:electricity=48 MW[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
Current IT capacity24 MWit_power=24 MW[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
Estimated annual consumption294 GWh/yr[4] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOPJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC[5] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityPJM[3] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationBeco Substation (230 kV)way/61699342[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation2.2 km[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Generation queued in county1.04 GW[6] derivedConfirmed2026-09-27Shown
State avg. industrial price10.07¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price11.68¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km1.67 GW[8] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Permit / case numbersB70361030100[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown
Floor area154,100 sq ft[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown
Building footprint154,200 sq ft[1] derivedLikely2026-09-27Shown
Site area9.7 acres[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown
Parcel / land recordsMCPI 030296913000 (Loudoun County)[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown
ZoningIP[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown
Land useData Center[2] Confirmed2026-09-27Shown