42255 Thunderball Drive

Operating · Compass Datacenters, LLC · 42255 Thunderball Drive, Leesburg, VA

42255 Thunderball Drive is a building data center in Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA. Compass Datacenters is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. Spatial service-territory evidence associates the site with Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative; the profile assigns the asset to PJM through that documented market role. Reported development, power, and commercial facts retain their source-specific facility, campus, building, or phase scope; the page does not collapse those values into a single implied load.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operational building
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Site: 144 acres
Building
Compute profile: Hyperscale
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42255 Thunderball Drive

Operating · Compass Datacenters, LLC · 42255 Thunderball Drive, Leesburg, VA

42255 Thunderball Drive is a building data center in Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA. Compass Datacenters is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. Spatial service-territory evidence associates the site with Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative; the profile assigns the asset to PJM through that documented market role. Reported development, power, and commercial facts retain their source-specific facility, campus, building, or phase scope; the page does not collapse those values into a single implied load.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operational building
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Site: 144 acres
Building
Compute profile: Hyperscale
hyperscale

Profile

Project scope: Permit approved Jan 20, 2023; facility became operational Jan 20, 2023. Earlier, a 2018 proposal indicated a 144‑acre campus.
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. Reported utility context: Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative.
Compute role: Operational data center with 80 MW power capacity and 48 MW IT load in Leesburg, VA
Cooling and environment: Asset-specific cooling design and water demand are not disclosed.
Local reporting: Loudoun County supervisors approved rezoning for the True North data center, a 760,000‑square‑foot facility, despite opposition and staff recommendations.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

Compass DatacentersOwner · Operator · DeveloperExact Asset

True North Data SolutionsOperatorExact Asset

Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

Dec 24, 2017
Dec 24, 2017
True North Data Center Rezoning Talking Points and Sample CommentsLoudoun Wil...
Opposition talking points and sample comments urging the Board of Supervisors to reject the True North data center rezoning, highlighting environmental and zoning concerns.
Jan 18, 2018
Jan 18, 2018
Loudoun County supervisors narrowly approve True North data centerLoudoun Tim...
Loudoun County supervisors approved rezoning for the True North data center, a 760,000‑square‑foot facility, despite opposition and staff recommendations.
Sep 6, 2018
Sep 6, 2018
Compass Datacenters IAD I Phase I announced
Compass Datacenters IAD I LLC proposes to continue construction of a data center campus on 144 acres between the Dulles Greenway and Sycolin Road.
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023
Compass IAD Datacenter announced
Operational data center with 235.36 MW of power capacity.
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023
Compass IAD Datacenter construction completion scheduled
Operational data center with 235.36 MW of power capacity.
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023
Compass IAD Datacenter entered operation
Operational data center with 235.36 MW of power capacity.