# Equinix DC16

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/equinix-dc16

Equinix DC16 is a colocation data center at 44740 Performance Circle in Ashburn, Virginia. Equinix describes it as a four-story building with a precast concrete exterior and a structural steel frame. The page lists N+1 UPS redundancy, N+2 cooling redundancy and generator autonomy of 30 hours or more at full load. Liquid cooling including direct-to-chip cooling is offered.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: building
- Location: 44740 Performance Circle, Ashburn, VA
- Operator: Equinix (exact asset) — https://www.equinix.com

## Development

- Construction: 4-story, precast concrete exterior, structural steel frame, slab on-grade

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation
- Operating context: Cabinet density from 5kVA minimum; cooling redundancy N+2.

## Sources

- [U.S. Department of Transportation address point](https://services.arcgis.com/xOi1kZaI0eWDREZv/ArcGIS/rest/services/Address_Points_from_National_Address_Database_view/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=Add_Number%3D44740&geometry=-77.482284%2C38.994202%2C-77.422284%2C39.054202000000004&geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outSR=4326&outFields=%2A&returnGeometry=true&resultRecordCount=2000) — U.S. Department of Transportation
- [https://www.equinix.com/data-centers/americas-colocation/united-states-colocation/washington-dc-data-centers/dc16](https://www.equinix.com/data-centers/americas-colocation/united-states-colocation/washington-dc-data-centers/dc16)

## Data quality

- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.
- Map point: government rooftop address point.

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