# H5 Data Centers Ashburn

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/h5-data-centers-ashburn

H5 Data Centers Ashburn is an operating carrier-neutral colocation facility at 21800 Beaumeade Circle in Ashburn. H5 describes the site as 255,000 square feet with up to 60 MVA of power and a Tier III design. The reported MVA figure remains a facility specification, not an inferred MW demand or a promise of available grid capacity. The profile maps the exact site to the PJM-serving utility territory and separates it from neighboring Ashburn campuses.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: facility
- Location: 21800 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn, VA
- Operator: H5 Data Centers (exact asset) — https://h5datacenters.com
- Utility: Dominion Energy Virginia (exact asset) — https://www.dominionenergy.com

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 42 MW · reported · exact asset · as of 2026-09-04 — Access to 42 MW from Dominion Power
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection
- Electric utility: Dominion Power

## Development

- Site status: operating
- Site area: 5 acres
- Gross floor area: 255,000 square feet
- Construction: H5 Data Centers' Ashburn facility is a 255,000 sq ft new‑build, three‑story data center with up to 60 MVA of power, Tier III design, and 42 MW of critical load capacity; the first phase was announced for Q3 2024 and the site is now operating.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation
- Workloads: colocation / wholesale customers
- Critical IT load: 42 MW
- Operating context: Multi-story new-build colocation/wholesale data center at 21800 Beaumeade Circle described by the operator as 255,000 sq ft with the first phase delivering 42 MW of critical load (operator collateral also cites up to 60 MVA capacity) and Tier III design intent.

## Sources

- [http://businesswire.com/news/home/20230321005210/en/H5-Data-Centers-Breaks-Ground-on-255000-Square-Foot-Build-in-Northern-Virginia](http://businesswire.com/news/home/20230321005210/en/H5-Data-Centers-Breaks-Ground-on-255000-Square-Foot-Build-in-Northern-Virginia)
- [http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/h5-ashburn-data-center-site-fully-leased-to-hyperscale-client](http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/h5-ashburn-data-center-site-fully-leased-to-hyperscale-client)
- [http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/h5-breaks-ground-on-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia](http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/h5-breaks-ground-on-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia)
- [http://datacenterfrontier.com/cloud/article/11428647/360-million-project-planned-at-prime-site-in-ashburn8217s-data-center-alley](http://datacenterfrontier.com/cloud/article/11428647/360-million-project-planned-at-prime-site-in-ashburn8217s-data-center-alley)
- [http://datacenters.com/h5-ashburn](http://datacenters.com/h5-ashburn)
- [http://deq.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/26012/638633959746100000](http://deq.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/26012/638633959746100000)
- [http://dominionenergy.com/en/Virginia/Large-Business-Services/Data-Center-Requests](http://dominionenergy.com/en/Virginia/Large-Business-Services/Data-Center-Requests)
- [http://h5datacenters.com/ashburn-data-center.html](http://h5datacenters.com/ashburn-data-center.html)
- [http://h5datacenters.com/h5-acquires-ashburn-data-center.html](http://h5datacenters.com/h5-acquires-ashburn-data-center.html)
- [http://h5datacenters.com/slick_ashburn.pdf](http://h5datacenters.com/slick_ashburn.pdf)
- [Report Highlights Community Pushback Stalling $64 Billion in Data Center Development Nationwide - Inside Climate News](http://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052025/virginia-data-center-development-community-pushback)
- [http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia](http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia)
- [http://publicevidence.org/projects/va-loudoun-pin-061307791000](http://publicevidence.org/projects/va-loudoun-pin-061307791000)
- [http://publicevidence.org/records/h5-data-centers-ashburn-air-permit-74276-1](http://publicevidence.org/records/h5-data-centers-ashburn-air-permit-74276-1)
- [http://usdatamap.com/facility/equinix-dc2-va-eqx-2](http://usdatamap.com/facility/equinix-dc2-va-eqx-2)
- [http://vedp.org/incentive/data-center-retail-sales-use-tax-exemption](http://vedp.org/incentive/data-center-retail-sales-use-tax-exemption)
- [H5 Ashburn Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/h5-ashburn)
- [H5 Data Centers Breaks Ground on 255000 Square-Foot ...](https://h5datacenters.com/H5-Data-Centers-Breaks-Ground-on-new-ashburn-build.html)
- [Ashburn Data Center - Northern Virginia Data Center](https://h5datacenters.com/ashburn-data-center.html)
- [H5 Data Centers - Ashburn — Loudoun County, VA | Groundwork](https://www.canonical.cc/labs/groundwork/site/h5-data-centers-ashburn-loudoun/)
- [H5 breaks ground on data center in Ashburn, Virginia - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/h5-breaks-ground-on-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia/)
- [H5 Data Centers Data Center in Ashburn Virginia](https://www.datacenters.com/h5-ashburn)
- [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)
- [Virginia's Data Center Boom Faces Growing Community Backlash](https://www.pcrehomes.com/blog/virginia-data-center-boom-community-opposition-real-estate-2026/)
- [Data Centers in Loudoun: A Primer - The Piedmont Environmental Council](https://www.pecva.org/region/loudoun/data-centers-in-loudoun-a-primer/)

## Data quality

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

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Profile generated: 2026-09-04T13:53:33.256184Z
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