Equinix DC22
Part of Equinix — Ashburn, VA campus
POWER & GRID
Time-to-power · verification · interconnectionPower reality
Project verification
- Announcedimplied by a later stage
- Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
- Permitting2024
Permit / site plan
- Interconnection application
- Feasibility study
- System impact study
- Facilities study
- Interconnection agreement / service contract
● 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
- →facilityEquinix DC22
- →substationButtermilk Substation (230 kV)[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedNearest mapped substation, 0.72 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
- →transmission2152;2165 (230 kV)[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedHighest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.25 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
- →
- 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
- 39.01351, -77.45377
- Address
- County
- Loudoun County
No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.
Ownership, operation & customers
- 1. Property owner of record
- 2. Owner / developerNot identified
- 3. Operator
- 4. Tenant / cloudNot identified
- 5. End customer / workloadNot 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.
Power (all fields)
- Current facility power
- Not yet sourced
- 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
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
- Balancing authority
Control area of the containing utility territory.
- Nearest mapped substation
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
- Distance to substation
- Highest-voltage line nearby
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
- State avg. industrial price
Virginia statewide average, July 2026.
- State avg. commercial price
Virginia statewide average, July 2026.
- Generation within 50 km
64 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
- Generation queued in county
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 infrastructure | Type | Distance | Voltage / capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2152;2165 · Virginia Electric & Power Company | Transmission line | 0.25 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| 230 kV line | Transmission line | 0.4 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| 2152;2170 · Virginia Electric & Power Company | Transmission line | 0.47 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Pacific Loop · Virginia Electric & Power Company | Transmission line | 0.47 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| 2203;2214 · Virginia Electric & Power Company | Transmission line | 0.71 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| 2165 · Virginia Electric & Power Company | Transmission line | 0.8 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Potomac Energy Center, LLC · Potomac Energy Center LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 9.3 km | 766 MW | [7] |
| Montgomery County Resource Recovery · Covanta Montgomery, Inc. | Power plant (Biomass) | 20.8 km | 54 MW | [7] |
| Dickerson Power · Dickerson Power, LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 21.8 km | 299 MW | [7] |
| Nih Cogeneration Facility · National Institutes of Health | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 31.1 km | 28 MW | [7] |
| Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy · Covanta Alexandria/Arlington | Power plant (Biomass) | 36.7 km | 29 MW | [7] |
| Covanta Fairfax Energy · Covanta Fairfax Inc | Power plant (Biomass) | 39.9 km | 98 MW | [7] |
| Central Utility Plant At White Oak · GSA Metropolitan Service Center | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 40.8 km | 54 MW | [7] |
| Blake Solar Plant · Horus West Virginia 1, LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 43 km | 80 MW | [7] |
| Buttermilk Substation · Dominion Energy | Substation | 0.72 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Interconnection Substation · Dominion Energy | Substation | 0.85 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Nimbus Substation | Substation | 0.88 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 1 km | — | [1] |
| Cumulus Substation | Substation | 1.04 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Paragon Park Substation | Substation | 1.18 km | 230 kV | [1] |
| Largest queued generation in this county | Fuel | Queue status | MW | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun 230 kVPJM AG2-285 | Storage | In study · proposed 2023-12 | 150 MW | [5] |
| Beaumeade 230 kVPJM AG2-287 | Storage | In study · proposed 2023-12 | 150 MW | [5] |
| New Road StoragePJM AE2-019 | Storage | IA signed · proposed 2026-12 | 120 MW | [5] |
| Dulles SolarPJM AF1-147 | Solar | IA signed · proposed 2023-12 | 100 MW | [5] |
| Roundtable 230 kVPJM AG2-307 | Storage | In study · proposed 2023-12 | 100 MW | [5] |
| Shelhorn 230 kVPJM AG2-323 | Storage | In study · proposed 2023-12 | 100 MW | [5] |
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—
- Permitting2024[8]
- Construction start—
- First operational—
- Expected completion—
- Permitting status
- Planned floor area
Building area proposed in the site plan.
Real estate
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
| Parcel | Record owner | Acres | Zoning / use | Building sq ft | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061200160000 Loudoun County, VA | EQUINIX LLC Project: Beaumeade | 19.88 | IP (ZRTD-2015-0005) · Data Center | 399,216 built | [2] |
- Site area
Legal acreage of the parcel(s).
- Zoning
- Land use
- Annual property tax
- Not yet sourced
Size
- Floor area
Building area on the county's data-center parcel inventory (from building permits).
- Building footprint
Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.
- Planned floor area
Building area proposed in the site plan.
- Parcel / land records
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
- 2024[8]
Loudoun County site plan LEGI-2024-0047 — Active, 96,842 sq ft proposed.
Other buildings on this campus
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- Equinix DC10Operating · 152,600 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC12Operating · 96,500 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC15Operating · 76,800 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC16Operating · 86,700 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC17Operating · 88,000 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC2Operating · 175,500 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC1Operating · 59,800 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC5Operating · 94,800 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC11Operating · 133,100 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC6Operating · 70,600 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC4Operating · 101,200 sq ft footprint
- Equinix DC21Operating · 79,100 sq ft footprint
All claims (provenance audit)
30| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | As of | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Equinix DC22way/1522636324 name=Equinix DC22 | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Status | Operating | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Status | Operating | [2] derived | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Facility type | Colocation | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Address | 22165 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn, VA 20147 | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Property owner of record | EquinixMCPI 061200160000: EQUINIX LLC | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Operator | Equinixoperator=Equinix | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Utility | Dominion Energyterritory 19876: VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (INVESTOR OWNED, DOMINION RESOURCE | [3] derived | Likely | 2022 | Shown |
| ISO / RTO | PJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC | [4] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Balancing authority | PJM | [3] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Nearest mapped substation | Buttermilk Substation (230 kV)way/817632577 | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Distance to substation | 0.7 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 | 1.04 GW | [5] derived | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| State avg. industrial price | 10.07¢/kWh | [6] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| State avg. commercial price | 11.68¢/kWh | [6] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| Generation within 50 km | 1.65 GW | [7] derived | Confirmed | 202502 | Shown |
| Permitting status | Site plan LEGI-2024-0047 : ActiveApplication LEGI-2024-0047 , zoning case ZRTD-2015-0005 | [8] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Permit / case numbers | BLDC-2023-005961 | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Permit / case numbers | B90377630100 | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Permit / case numbers | LEGI-2024-0047 | [8] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Permit / case numbers | ZRTD-2015-0005 | [8] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Floor area | 399,200 sq ft | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Building footprint | 62,100 sq ft | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Site area | 19.9 acres | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Planned floor area | 96,800 sq ft | [8] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Parcel / land records | MCPI 061200160000 (Loudoun County) | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Zoning | IP | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Land use | Data Center | [2] | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Permit / site plan filed | 2024 | [8] derived | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |