# Amazon IAD71

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/amazon-iad71

Amazon IAD71 is a building data center in Ashburn, Loudoun, VA. Amazon Web Services is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. Spatial service-territory evidence associates the site with Dominion Energy Virginia; 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.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: building
- Location: 21263 Smith Switch Road, Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA
- Owner: Amazon Data Services, Inc. (exact asset)
- Operator: Amazon Web Services (exact asset)
- Developer: Amazon Data Services, Inc. (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

- Critical it load: 5 MW · operating · exact asset · IAD71 · as of 2026-09-04 — estimated live capacity
- Utility service: 405 MW · operating · exact asset · IAD71 · as of 2026-09-04 — power capacity of the campus including IAD71
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection
- Electric utility: Dominion Energy Virginia

## Development

- Site status: operational
- Gross floor area: 200,000 square feet
- Construction: Amazon IAD71 is a data center located at 21263 Smith Switch Rd, Ashburn, VA. It received an air permit on May 8, 2024 and is currently operational with a reported power capacity of 50.0 MW and a gross floor area of 200,000 square feet.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: hyperscale, cloud
- Workloads: cloud
- Critical IT load: 5 MW
- Operating context: Amazon IAD71 is an AWS hyperscale cloud data center operated by Amazon Web Services, part of the US East (N. Virginia) region.

## Sources

- [http://datacenter.fyi/public-record/amazon-data-services-inc-iad-114-iad-115-19d2cc2c](http://datacenter.fyi/public-record/amazon-data-services-inc-iad-114-iad-115-19d2cc2c)
- [http://deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers](http://deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers)
- [Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft Data Centers in Virginia](http://dgtlinfra.com/amazon-aws-microsoft-data-centers-virginia)
- [http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia](http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia)
- [http://usdatamap.com/state/VA](http://usdatamap.com/state/VA)
- [http://wtop.com/virginia/2026/03/loudoun-county-will-fight-to-keep-amazon-data-center-off-just-sold-gw-campus-in-ashburn](http://wtop.com/virginia/2026/03/loudoun-county-will-fight-to-keep-amazon-data-center-off-just-sold-gw-campus-in-ashburn)
- [Reducing water usage in AWS data centers](https://aboutamazon.com/news/aws/reducing-water-usage-in-aws-data-centers)
- [Amazon IAD71 Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/amazon-iad71) — Baxtel
- [Ashburn Amazon AWS 013 (IAD71) · est. 5 MW live · DC Atlas](https://dcatlas.io/en/explore/facilities/amazon-aws-iad71-ashburn-ashburn)
- [Amazon Web Services Amazon IAD71 — Ashburn, VA, US Data ...](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-amazon-iad71-87b66bc4) — DCHUB Cloud
- [Amazon IAD71 — Ashburn, VA Data Center | DC Hub](https://dchub.cloud/facility/19474)
- [Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft Data Centers in Virginia](https://dgtlinfra.com/amazon-aws-microsoft-data-centers-virginia/)
- [Amazon AWS IAD71 Ashburn](https://gotcolo.com/data-center/amazon-aws-iad71-ashburn/) — Gotcolo
- [AWS Cloud - Amazon Sustainability](https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/products-services/aws-cloud)
- [Amazon data center campus plan for Ashburn hits Loudoun opposition - Virginia Business](https://virginiabusiness.com/amazon-data-centers-gwu-ashburn/)
- [‘Concrete jungle’: As Amazon details plans for new Ashburn data centers, some residents are fed up – WTOP News](https://wtop.com/virginia/2026/08/concrete-jungle-as-amazon-details-plans-for-new-ashburn-data-centers-some-residents-are-fed-up/)
- [Amazon Data Services, Inc. IAD 50 IAD 60 IAD-71 IAD-78 IAD-79 ...](https://www.canonical.cc/labs/groundwork/site/amazon-data-services-inc-iad-50-iad-60-iad-71-iad-78-iad-79-iad-80-loudoun/)
- [Amazon Data Services, Inc. IAD 50 IAD 60 IAD-71 IAD-78 IAD-79 IAD-80 - Ashburn, VA | datacenter.fyi](https://www.datacenter.fyi/public-record/amazon-data-services-inc-iad-50-iad-60-iad-71-iad--8aa2285d)
- [Ashburn Data Centers - 140 Facilities from 3 Operators](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/virginia/ashburn/)
- [Amazon AWS IAD - 21263 Smith Data Center in Ashburn](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/virginia/ashburn/amazon-aws-iad-21263-smith/) — Datacentermap.com
- [Amazon AWS Data Center in Ashburn Virginia](https://www.datacenters.com/amazon-aws-iad71-ashburn) — Datacenters.com
- [Issued Air Permits for Data Centers | Virginia DEQ](https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers)
- [Phase 2: Data Center Standards & Locations  | Loudoun County, VA - Official Website](https://www.loudoun.gov/6222/Phase-2-Data-Center-Standards-Locations)
- [AWS at Scale: Inside the Largest Private Infrastructure ...](https://www.mmcginvest.com/post/aws-at-scale-inside-the-largest-private-infrastructure-buildout-the-world-has-ever-seen)

## Data quality

- Most sources for IAD71 are directory listings and regulatory records; limited news coverage specifically about this site.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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