CloudHQ MCC2 Data Center — Manassas, VA · Ask the Grid

Power and grid

Capacity	Basis	Status	Scope	As of
108 MW	Backup Generation	Approved	Exact Asset	2021-07-26
Computed from 36 permitted Caterpillar C175-16 emergency diesel generator sets rated at 3,000 ekW each; this is standby-generator capacity, not utility-service or IT-load capacity.
43 MW	Energized Power	Reported	Exact Asset	—
A facility directory reports 43 MW of operational power capacity for MCC2; the source does not identify this as an interconnection-request or contracted-power figure.
64 MW	Critical IT Load	Reported	Exact Asset	—
A data-center directory reports MCC2 as a 64 MW data center; the source does not define whether this is critical IT load, utility service, or interconnection capacity.

Utility: Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion Energy Virginia)
Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC
ISO / RTO: PJM Interconnection
Redundancy: N+1 generator redundancy and N+1 cooling redundancy are reported. A dual-feed electrical configuration is not reported.
Backup generation: The exact MCC2 site is permitted for 36 Caterpillar C175-16 emergency diesel generator sets, each rated at 3,000 ekW, for a computed total of 108 MW of standby capacity. The permit limits their operation to emergency, maintenance, testing, training, integration, and specified ISO-emergency conditions; they are not documented as normal onsite generation.
Power sources: Dominion Virginia Power utility grid · Emergency diesel generator sets for backup power
Grid flexibility: The DEQ permit allows the emergency generators to operate during an ISO-declared emergency, including capacity-deficiency or capacity-excess conditions. No site-specific demand-response participation is documented.
Dockets: Virginia DEQ Registration No. 74107 · PWC building permit BLD2019-02023

Facility and development

Gross floor area (sq ft): 392,565
Construction: CloudHQ MCC2 is an exact-site, completed and operating data-center building at 10100 Harry J. Parrish Boulevard. The county record identifies it as completed, year built 2021, with finaled building permit BLD2019-02023 and a county occupancy date of 2021-01-05. Virginia DEQ records show MCC2 in the permit history with a 2019 permit approval and an approval to construct and operate dated 2020-08-24, amended 2021-07-26. LEED Gold certification was recorded on 2021-09-29. No authoritative physical construction-start date or expected commercial-operation date was established. Third-party directories report earlier completion or service dates, but these conflict with the county record and are not used as the primary construction milestone.
Facility class: Hyperscale · Colocation
Workloads: large cloud platforms · storage environments · content services · enterprise infrastructure
Availability tier: Tier III (reported)
Cooling systems: N+1-redundant cooling infrastructure.
Fiber and connectivity: Carrier-neutral facility with direct access through CloudHQ’s Manassas Fiber Highway to the MDC campus and local and long-haul fiber routes.
Operating context: Operational, single-story data-center building operated by CloudHQ. Virginia DEQ records identify Bourzou Ventures LLC as the MCC2 permittee for emergency diesel-generator operations at 10100 Harry J. Parrish Boulevard.
Air permits: Virginia DEQ stationary-source minor New Source Review permit 74107-6, issued July 26, 2021, authorizes emergency diesel generator sets at MCC2, 10100 Harry J. Parrish Boulevard, under permittee Bourzou Ventures LLC. · The MCC2 permit covers 36 Caterpillar C175-16 emergency diesel generator sets, each rated at 3,000 ekW and 4,423 bhp. · The permit limits each MCC2 generator to 20 hours per year for scheduled maintenance/readiness testing and 500 hours per year for all purposes combined.
Emissions: Virginia DEQ's MCC2 permit limits emissions from each Caterpillar C175-16 generator to 58.51 lb/hr NOx, 7.61 lb/hr CO, 0.85 lb/hr VOC, and 0.59 lb/hr each of PM10 and PM2.5. Annual limits for all 36 MCC2 generators are 35.68 tons NOx, 11.15 tons CO, 2.11 tons VOC, and 0.94 tons each of PM10 and PM2.5. These are permit limits, not measured operating emissions.
Environmental commitments: LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Gold certification, certified September 29, 2021. · Achieved LEED water-use-reduction credit WEc3, worth 4 of 4 points. · Achieved LEED optimized-energy-performance credit EAc1, worth 13 of 21 points. · Completed sustainability consulting and energy modeling in support of LEED Gold certification.
Environmental impacts: Permitted emergency-generator operation has air-emission limits for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, PM10, and PM2.5. · The MCC2 permit establishes annual emission limits for the 36 generators of 35.68 tons per year of NOx, 11.15 tons per year of CO, 2.11 tons per year of VOC, and 0.94 tons per year each of PM10 and PM2.5. · The available exact-facility evidence does not establish measured water demand, annual water consumption, or a water-discharge impact.
Permits and dockets: Prince William County building permit BLD2019-02023 for CloudHQ Manassas Corporate Center 2, 10100 Harry J. Parrish Boulevard; status Completed and permit status Finaled. · Virginia DEQ stationary-source air permit for Bourzou Ventures LLC at MCC2 covering emergency-generator operations; the accessible record does not state a permit number or monetary terms.
Community benefits: MCC2 received LEED Gold certification under LEED 2009 Core and Shell on September 29, 2021, with 60 points. This is a documented site-level sustainability benefit, not evidence of local hiring, tax revenue, or other community commitments.

Identity and campus: CloudHQ MCC Campus
Also reported as MCC2 Data Center, MCC2, CloudHQ Manassas Corporate Center 2 (MCC2).
Grid record: Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion Energy Virginia) · PJM Interconnection
Virginia DEQ Registration No. 74107 · PWC building permit BLD2019-02023
Regulatory record: Prince William County building permit BLD2019-02023 for CloudHQ Manassas Corporate Center 2, 10100 Harry J. Parrish Boulevard; status Completed and permit status Finaled. · Virginia DEQ stationary-source air permit for Bourzou Ventures LLC at MCC2 covering emergency-generator operations; the accessible record does not state a permit number or monetary terms.
MCC2 is recorded by Prince William County as a completed data-center building at 10100 Harry J. Parrish Boulevard, with finaled building permit BLD2019-02023, 392,565 square feet of building-permit area, and 2021 construction year. A Virginia DEQ permit record identifies Bourzou Ventures LLC with MCC2 and regulates emergency-generator operations. No asset-specific zoning, site-plan, or other regulatory docket was identified beyond these records.

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