Digital Realty VA3

OperatingEst.ColocationBuildingReston, Fairfax County, Virginia

Digital Realty VA3 is an operating colocation in Reston, Virginia. Operated or owned by Digital Realty. Current power: 36 MW (estimated). Verification: verified operating. 6 cited sources.

Part of Digital Realty — Reston, VA campus

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Last verified against sources: Nov 9, 2026

Newest dated evidence: Nov 9, 2026

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Datacenter Source. “Digital Realty VA3.” /facilities/digital-realty-va3-reston-va. Data as of 2026-11-09. Accessed 2026-11-09.

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@misc{datacentersource_digital_realty_va3_reston_va_2026,
  title = {{Digital Realty VA3}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/digital-realty-va3-reston-va}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-09; accessed 2026-11-09. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power

36 MW[1]

Est.Likely

Planned capacity

Not yet sourced

Floor area

383,500 sq ft[1]

Est.Unverifiedestimated

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 government record.

Current stage

Operational

Furthest stage with documented evidence

Utility · ISO

Not identified

Substation: Subset Hills Substation (230 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced

No record

Interconnection request

No record

Contracted / approved

No record

Under construction

No record

Operational

36 MW[1]

Reported

AI evidence brief

Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development

Announcedimplied by a later stage
Land acquiredSep 30, 1986
Government record
- Sep 30, 1986 · Land acquisition / deed recorded[6]
- Sep 30, 1986 · Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $76,080,000.[6]
- May 13, 1999 · Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A (no sale price disclosed).[6]
- Mar 10, 2000 · Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $8,436,886.[6]
Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
Permittingimplied by a later stage

Grid interconnection

Interconnection application
Feasibility study
System impact study
Facilities study
Interconnection agreement / service contract

Build & energization

Financing
Under constructionimplied by a later stage
EnergizationNov 2, 2026
Community map
- Nov 2, 2026 · Power in use reported: 13 MW[1]
- Nov 2, 2026 · Power in use reported: 36 MW[1]
OperationalNov 2, 2026
Community map · Government record
- Nov 2, 2026 · Reported status: operating[1]
- Nov 9, 2026 · County land use: Land use code 190[6]

● 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: Government record, Community map.

Grid path

facility
Digital Realty VA3
→
substation
Subset Hills Substation (230 kV)[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Nearest mapped substation, 0.09 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
→
transmission
230 kV line[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.07 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
→
utility
Not identified
UnknownUnverified

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.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for water use or the cooling type at this site. Know one? Add a source

On-site generation & air permits

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for on-site generation or an air permit for this site. Know one? Add a source

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for a large-load tariff or commission docket for the serving utility. Know one? Add a source

Location & imagery

Mapped outline

Coordinates: 38.94848, -77.32743
Address: 1780 Business Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 2, 2026.Likely
County: Fairfax County

Photographs

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

Ownership, operation & customers

1. Property owner of record
Not identified
2. Owner / developer
Not identified
3. Operator
Digital Realty[1]Likely
4. Tenant / cloud
Not identified
5. End customer / workload
Not identified

Power supply

Not identified

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

Operator: Digital Realty[1]Likely

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power: 36 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 2, 2026.Likely
Current IT capacity: 13 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 2, 2026.Likely
Estimated annual consumption: 221 GWh/yr[2]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 9, 2026.Speculativeestimated
36 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

Nearest mapped substation: Subset Hills Substation (230 kV)[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
Distance to substation: 0.1 km[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby: 230 kV[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
State avg. industrial price: 9.98¢/kWh[4]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Aug 2026.Confirmed
Virginia statewide average, August 2026.
State avg. commercial price: 11.14¢/kWh[4]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Aug 2026.Confirmed
Virginia statewide average, August 2026.
Generation within 50 km: 2.21 GW[5]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived
73 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
Generation queued in county: 348 MW[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 9, 2026.Confirmedderived
3 active generation interconnection requests in Fairfax County: Storage 250 MW, Other 98 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
Interconnection status: Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power: Not yet sourced

Nearby infrastructure	Type	Distance	Voltage / capacity	Source
230 kV line	Transmission line	0.07 km	230 kV	[1]
Reston - Hunter 230kV transmission line · Dominion Energy	Transmission line	0.15 km	230 kV	[1]
230kV transmission line · Dominion Energy	Transmission line	1.68 km	230 kV	[1]
Reston - Dulles 230kV · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Transmission line	1.71 km	230 kV	[1]
Nih Cogeneration Facility · National Institutes of Health	Power plant (Natural Gas)	21 km	28 MW	[5]
Potomac Energy Center, LLC · Potomac Energy Center LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	22.4 km	766 MW	[5]
Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy · Covanta Alexandria/Arlington	Power plant (Biomass)	23.7 km	29 MW	[5]
Covanta Fairfax Energy · Covanta Fairfax Inc	Power plant (Biomass)	29.2 km	98 MW	[5]
Montgomery County Resource Recovery · Covanta Montgomery, Inc.	Power plant (Biomass)	30.1 km	54 MW	[5]
Dickerson Power · Dickerson Power, LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	31.4 km	299 MW	[5]
Central Utility Plant At White Oak · GSA Metropolitan Service Center	Power plant (Natural Gas)	31.5 km	54 MW	[5]
Possum Point · Virginia Electric & Power Co	Power plant (Natural Gas)	46 km	645 MW	[5]
Subset Hills Substation	Substation	0.09 km	230 kV	[1]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority substation · Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority	Substation	0.95 km	34.5 kV	[1]
N06 Wiehle Ave TPSS11 · Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority	Substation	1.21 km	34.5 kV	[1]
Reston Substation · Dominion Energy	Substation	1.65 km	230 kV	[1]
N94 TPSS9 Hunter Mill Road · Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority	Substation	1.89 km	34.5 kV	[1]
Hunter Substation · Dominion Energy	Substation	2.77 km	230 kV	[1]

Largest queued generation in this county	Fuel	Queue status	MW	Source
Clifton 230 kVPJM AG2-286	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	150 MW	[3]
Reston 230 kVPJM AG2-326	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[3]
Occoquan 230kVPJM AH1-197	Other	In study · proposed 2021-08	98 MW	[3]

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

Announced
—
Land acquired
Sep 30, 1986[6]
Permitting
—
Construction start
—
First operational
—
Expected completion
—

Real estate

Official assessments

Assessor's value for a tax year

$120M[6]
Assessed value · tax year 2026 · parcel 0183 08 0009A
$14.1M[6]
Assessed value — land · tax year 2026 · parcel 0183 08 0009A
$105.9M[6]
Assessed value — improvements · tax year 2026 · parcel 0183 08 0009A
$121.4M[6]
Assessed value · tax year 2025 · parcel 0183 08 0009A

Recorded transactions

Sale prices from recorded deeds

$8.4M[6]
Recorded sale (valid and verified multi-parcel sale) · Mar 10, 2000 · parcel 0183 08 0009A
$76.1M[6]
Recorded sale (price includes more than value of r.e) · Sep 30, 1986 · parcel 0183 08 0009A

Model estimates

Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Parcel	Record owner	Acres	Zoning / use	Building sq ft	Source
0183 08 0009A Fairfax County, VA	—	—	Land use code 190	—	[6]

Land use: Land use code 190[6]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Nov 9, 2026.Confirmed
Annual property tax: Not yet sourced

Nearby comparable transactions

Evocative IAD1 · 0.2 km · parcel 0183 05 0010$6.5M · Apr 12, 2005 [6]
Evocative IAD1 · 0.2 km · parcel 0183 05 0010$7M · Oct 10, 2006 [6]
Evocative IAD1 · 0.2 km · parcel 0183 05 0010$5M · Aug 3, 2016 [6]
Evocative IAD1 · 0.2 km · parcel 0183 05 0010$4M · Jul 12, 2016 [6]
Evocative IAD1 · 0.2 km · parcel 0183 05 0010$8.3M · Sep 9, 2020 [6]
Evocative IAD1 · 0.2 km · parcel 0183 05 0010$189,943 · Feb 3, 1984 [6]

Size

Floor area: 383,500 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 2, 2026.Unverifiedestimated
Estimated as footprint × 5 mapped floors; gross, not leasable, area.
Building footprint: 76,700 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 2, 2026.Likelyderived
Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.
Floors: 5[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Nov 2, 2026.Likely
Parcel / land records: 0183 08 0009A (Fairfax County)[6]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Nov 9, 2026.Confirmed

What changed (last 3 years)

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Floor area
482,000 sq ftSep 27, 2026[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.→383,500 sq ftNov 2, 2026[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.

Timeline

Sep 30, 1986[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $76,080,000.
Mar 10, 2000[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $8,436,886.
Sep 30, 1986[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $76,080,000.
Mar 10, 2000[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $8,436,886.
Mar 10, 2000[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A: $8,436,886.
May 13, 1999[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A (no sale price disclosed).
Mar 31, 2003[6]
Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 0183 08 0009A (no sale price disclosed).

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All claims (provenance audit)

Field	Value	Source	Confidence	As of	Status
Name	Digital Realty VA3way/79158387 name=Digital Realty VA3	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Status	Operating	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-11-02	Shown
Facility type	Colocation	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-11-02	Shown
Website	https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/americas/northern-virginia/va3	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Address	1780 Business Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Operator	Digital Realtyoperator=Digital Realty	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Current facility power	36 MWinput:electricity=36 MW	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Current IT capacity	13 MWit_power=13 MW	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Estimated annual consumption	221 GWh/yr	[2] estimated	Speculative	2026-11-09	Shown
Nearest mapped substation	Subset Hills Substation (230 kV)way/692003687	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Distance to substation	0.1 km	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby	230 kV	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Generation queued in county	348 MW	[3] derived	Confirmed	2026-11-09	Shown
State avg. industrial price	9.98¢/kWh	[4]	Confirmed	2026-08	Shown
State avg. commercial price	11.14¢/kWh	[4]	Confirmed	2026-08	Shown
Generation within 50 km	2.21 GW	[5] derived	Confirmed	202502	Shown
Floor area	383,500 sq ft	[1] estimated	Unverified	2026-11-02	Shown
Building footprint	76,700 sq ft	[1] derived	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Floors	5building:levels=5	[1]	Likely	2026-11-02	Shown
Parcel / land records	0183 08 0009A (Fairfax County)	[6]	Confirmed	2026-11-09	Shown
Assessed value (official)	$120M	[6]	Confirmed	2026	Shown
Last recorded sale price	$8.4M	[6]	Confirmed	2000-03-10	Shown
Last recorded sale date	Mar 10, 2000	[6]	Confirmed	2000-03-10	Shown
Land use	Land use code 190	[6]	Confirmed	2026-11-09	Shown
Land acquired	Sep 30, 1986	[6] derived	Confirmed	2026-11-09	Shown

Sources

[1]
OpenStreetMap — features tagged telecom=data_center or building=data_center
OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved 2026-11-02 · ODbL 1.0
[2]
Annual energy estimate
Datacenter Source (this site)
[3]
PJM New Services Queue (planning queues)
PJM Interconnection · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Public
[4]
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A — Average price of electricity to ultimate customers by state (August 2026)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Public domain
[5]
Power Plants in the U.S. (EIA-860)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Public domain
[6]
ParcelPLUS Assessed Values
Fairfax County, VA — Department of Tax Administration · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Public record

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