# Equinix Ashburn DC15

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Equinix Ashburn DC15 is a building data center in Ashburn, Loudoun, VA. Equinix, Inc. is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. It is identified as part of Equinix Ashburn Campus. Spatial service-territory evidence associates the site with Dominion Virginia Power; 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: 44780 Performance Circle, Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA
- Owner: Equinix, Inc. (exact asset) — https://www.equinix.com
- Operator: Equinix, Inc. (exact asset) — https://www.equinix.com

## Power and grid context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM
- Electric utility: Dominion Virginia Power

## Development

- Site status: operating
- Gross floor area: 115,604 square feet
- Buildings: 1
- Construction: Equinix DC15 opened its $111 million first phase in Q2 2020, providing 1,600 cabinet equivalents and approx. 23,000 sq ft of colocation space within a 2‑story, precast‑concrete building of 115,604 ft², and is currently operating.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation
- Workloads: AI, high-density workloads
- Operating context: Equinix DC15 is a 2‑story, precast‑concrete data centre in Ashburn, VA, offering carrier‑neutral colocation and interconnection services across approximately 115,604 ft², with N+1 power redundancy and N+20% cooling redundancy.

## Sources

- [http://change.org/p/stop-building-more-data-centers-in-ashburn](http://change.org/p/stop-building-more-data-centers-in-ashburn)
- [http://change.org/p/stop-the-data-center-development-in-ashburn-village](http://change.org/p/stop-the-data-center-development-in-ashburn-village)
- [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)
- [DC15](http://equinix.com/data-centers/americas-colocation/united-states-colocation/washington-dc-data-centers/dc15)
- [http://loudoun.gov/2674/Utilities](http://loudoun.gov/2674/Utilities)
- [http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia](http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia)
- [Virginia Tax Exemptions for Data Centers – January 2, 2026](http://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2026/RD40/PDF)
- [http://services3.arcgis.com/Ww6Zhg5FR2pLMf1C/ArcGIS/rest/services/VA_Electric_2016/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&geometry=-77.6525395,38.8159745&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&outFields=Provider,Utility&returnGeometry=false&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&where=1=1](http://services3.arcgis.com/Ww6Zhg5FR2pLMf1C/ArcGIS/rest/services/VA_Electric_2016/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&geometry=-77.6525395,38.8159745&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&outFields=Provider,Utility&returnGeometry=false&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&where=1=1)
- [Equinix DC15 Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/equinix-dc15)
- [Equinix - Ashburn, VA | datacenter.fyi](https://datacenter.fyi/public-record/equinix-ed147fe6?ref=interconnection.fyi&utm_source=interconnection.fyi&utm_medium=referral)
- [Equinox - 2 Datacenters - Data Center Catalog](https://datacentercatalog.com/equinox)
- [Equinix Acquires 34 Acres of Land in Ashburn for Interconnection Data Center Expansion :: Equinix, Inc. (EQIX)](https://investor.equinix.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/305/equinix-acquires-34-acres-of-land-in-ashburn-for)
- [Equinix Invests $200 Million in Washington, D.C. Area Data Center Expansions :: Equinix, Inc. (EQIX)](https://investor.equinix.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/80/equinix-invests-200-million-in-washington-d-c-area-data) — Equinix (investor press release / PR Newswire) · 2020-11-17
- [Board of Supervisors Public Hearing](https://loudoun.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=92&clip_id=6840)
- [Equinix Ashburn DC15 Map - Building - Loudoun County, Virginia, USA](https://mapcarta.com/W793888408)
- [Equinix Ashburn Campus (DC1–DC15) — data center in Ashburn, VA · Compute Atlas](https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/equinix-ashburn-va)
- [Equinix opens co-innovation facility at DC15 data center, will test ...](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/equinix-opens-co-innovation-facility-at-dc15-data-center-will-test-gear-from-bloom-energy-zutacore-virtual-power-systems-natron-and-others/)
- [Data Center of the Future: Equinix Test-Drives New Power ...](https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/featured/article/11427653/data-center-of-the-future-equinix-test-drives-new-power-cooling-solutions)
- [DC15](https://www.equinix.com/data-centers/americas-colocation/united-states-colocation/washington-dc-data-centers/dc15)
- [Equinix adds another data center in Washington, DC | Lightwave Online](https://www.lightwaveonline.com/data-center/article/14187552/equinix-adds-another-data-center-in-washington-dc) — Lightwave Online · 2020-11-17
- [Data Centers: The Loudoun Story | Loudoun County, VA - Official Website](https://www.loudoun.gov/6408/Data-Centers-The-Loudoun-Story)
- [Could data centers replace this Ashburn neighborhood? Maybe, maybe not | Real Estate And Development | loudountimes.com](https://www.loudountimes.com/news/business_and_economy/real_estate_and_development/could-data-centers-replace-this-ashburn-neighborhood-maybe-maybe-not/article_eae4a2f0-05c6-4229-8301-08a2409a0a20.html)
- [Were Ashburn neighbors offered $4M each to sell for data center development? – NBC4 Washington](https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/were-ashburn-neighbors-offered-4m-each-to-sell-for-data-center-development/4080800/)
- [Here’s what goes on inside a data center in the industry’s largest hub - Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2024/data-centers-tour-northern-virginia/)

## Data quality

- Operator press release and trade press provide direct asset identity, opening timing and phase cost for DC15 — treat these as primary corporate-source claims.
- Local news (NBC Washington, Loudoun Times) documents community concern about data-center expansion in Ashburn and neighborhood-level proposals/outreach, but the retrieved local coverage does not name DC15 by parcel/address in the cited segments; use for contextual community sentiment rather than site-specific permit evidence.
- Loudoun County pages and meeting archives are the authoritative sources for public hearings and permits; the retrieved county segment confirms the public‑hearing process but did not include a DC15-specific permit or docket in the extracted segments.
- Third-party facility directories (DataCenters.com, DatacenterMap, PeeringDB) list DC15 and its address and useful corroboration for location but are secondary for regulatory or litigation information.
- No litigation filings or formal opposition lawsuits naming Equinix DC15 (44780 Performance Circle) were located in the retrieved documents; absence is noted and supported by the same local and county sources checked.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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Profile generated: 2026-09-04T14:28:32.838652Z
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