# Databank Ashburn IAD1

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/databank-ashburn-iad1

DataBank Ashburn IAD1 is an operating facility at 21635 Red Rum Drive and the anchor of DataBank's Ashburn campus. The profile treats IAD1 as a specific facility rather than a proxy for the campus's other buildings, including the separately profiled IAD4. Public sources identify DataBank's facility role but do not support an inferred load, named serving substation, or capacity commitment. Its exact location is independently mapped to the PJM-serving utility territory.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: facility
- Location: 21635 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA
- Owner: DataBank (exact asset) — https://www.databank.com
- Operator: DataBank (exact asset) — https://www.databank.com
- Utility: Dominion Energy Virginia (exact asset) — https://www.dominionenergy.com

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 12 MW · reported · exact asset — Reported power capacity
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection
- Electric utility: Dominion Energy Virginia

## Development

- Site status: operating
- Site area: 18 acres
- Gross floor area: 144,000 square feet
- Construction: DataBank's IAD1 facility at 21635 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn, VA anchors the Ashburn Campus. It provides approximately 85,330 IT square feet (≈86,000 SF raised‑floor space) within a 144,000 SF gross floor area, has a critical IT load of 9.9 MW, and sits on the 18‑acre campus. The data center is currently operating.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation, cloud
- Critical IT load: 9.9 MW
- Operating context: DataBank IAD1 offers customizable solutions from 5kW cabinets to 2MW deployments, with 21 on-site network providers, and provides colocation, interconnection, and cloud services.

## Sources

- [http://baxtel.com/data-center/aligned-ashburn](http://baxtel.com/data-center/aligned-ashburn)
- [http://databank.com/data-centers/northern-virginia/ashburn-campus/ashburn](http://databank.com/data-centers/northern-virginia/ashburn-campus/ashburn)
- [http://databank.com/resources/press-releases/databank-establishes-725-million-financing-to-support-the-next-phase-of-expansion](http://databank.com/resources/press-releases/databank-establishes-725-million-financing-to-support-the-next-phase-of-expansion)
- [IAD1](http://databank.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IAD1-datasheet.pdf)
- [http://dgtlinfra.com/digitalbridge-databank-ashburn-data-center](http://dgtlinfra.com/digitalbridge-databank-ashburn-data-center)
- [http://dominionenergy.com/en/Virginia/Large-Business-Services/Data-Center-Requests](http://dominionenergy.com/en/Virginia/Large-Business-Services/Data-Center-Requests)
- [http://gipartners.com/news/gi-partners-signs-major-lease-with-databank-for-new-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia](http://gipartners.com/news/gi-partners-signs-major-lease-with-databank-for-new-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia)
- [http://loudoun.gov/2674/Utilities](http://loudoun.gov/2674/Utilities)
- [http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia](http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia)
- [http://peeringdb.com/fac/1223](http://peeringdb.com/fac/1223)
- [Virginia Tax Exemptions for Data Centers – January 2, 2026](http://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2026/RD40/PDF)
- [http://usdatamap.com/facility/equinix-dc2-va-eqx-2](http://usdatamap.com/facility/equinix-dc2-va-eqx-2)
- [Databank Ashburn IAD1 Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/databank-ashburn-iad1)
- [DataBank IAD1 — Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/databank-databank-iad1-cfecdb27)
- [Ashburn, Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashburn,_Virginia)
- [Report Highlights Community Pushback Stalling $64 Billion in Data Center Development Nationwide - Inside Climate News](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052025/virginia-data-center-development-community-pushback/)
- [DataBank IAD1 Data Center, Ashburn, VA, USA | UPSTACK Marketplace](https://marketplace.upstack.com/data-centers/databank-data-center-ashburn-nv1)
- [Ashburn Campus - DataBank | Data Center Evolved](https://www.databank.com/data-centers/northern-virginia/ashburn-campus/)
- [Ashburn Data Centers & Colocation](https://www.databank.com/data-centers/northern-virginia/ashburn-campus/ashburn/)
- [Ashburn IAD1 Data Center Virtual Tour | DataBank's Data Center Alley Campus](https://www.databank.com/resources/videos/ashburn-nv1-data-center-virtual-tour/)
- [Issued Air Permits for Data Centers | Virginia DEQ](https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers)

## Data quality

- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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Profile generated: 2026-09-04T14:02:12.844577Z
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