# QTS Ashburn 2

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/qts-ashburn-2

QTS Ashburn 2 is an operating QTS data-center building at 22280 Randolph Drive in Sterling, Virginia. It has a distinct public facility label and address from nearby QTS sites, so the profile does not merge it into the separately identified Ashburn 1 or Lockridge properties. Public sources identify Quality Technology Services as operator; they do not establish a specific grid load or serving substation. The exact building is mapped to the PJM-serving utility territory.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: building
- Location: 22280 Randolph Drive, Sterling, Loudoun County, VA
- Owner: Quality Technology Services, LLC (exact asset)
- Operator: Quality Technology Services (exact asset)
- Developer: Quality Technology Services, LLC (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

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

## Development

- Site status: under construction
- Site area: 28 acres
- Construction: QTS Ashburn 2 (ASH1 DC2) is under construction with 22.5 MW+ critical power capacity, expected online Q2 2026

## Compute and operations

- Operating context: QTS Ashburn 2 is an operational data center in Sterling, VA, with over 75 MW of power capacity and a redundant fiber conduit system for express connectivity.

## Sources

- [http://change.org/p/stop-building-data-centers-in-loudoun-county-virginia](http://change.org/p/stop-building-data-centers-in-loudoun-county-virginia)
- [http://datacenter.fyi/facility/qts-ashburn-lockridge-va-7cc84a39](http://datacenter.fyi/facility/qts-ashburn-lockridge-va-7cc84a39)
- [http://datacenterfrontier.com/cloud/article/11429974/qts-comes-online-in-ashburn-with-a-big-building-and-bigger-ambitions](http://datacenterfrontier.com/cloud/article/11429974/qts-comes-online-in-ashburn-with-a-big-building-and-bigger-ambitions)
- [http://loudoun.gov/2674/Utilities](http://loudoun.gov/2674/Utilities)
- [The Dark Side of Data Centers – Loudoun Climate Project](http://loudounclimate.org/data-centers)
- [http://nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/amid-constant-data-center-noise-sterling-residents-also-worry-about-health-impact/4091393](http://nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/amid-constant-data-center-noise-sterling-residents-also-worry-about-health-impact/4091393)
- [http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia](http://openei.org/wiki/RAPID/BulkTransmission/Virginia)
- [http://q.com/data-centers/ashburn-2](http://q.com/data-centers/ashburn-2)
- [QTS Ashburn (Carpathia) Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/qts-ashburn-carpathia)
- [QTS Ashburn 2 — Sterling](https://datacenterplanet.com/listings/qts-ashburn-2)
- [Quality Technology Services QTS Ashburn 2 — Sterling, VA, US ...](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/quality-technology-services-qts-ashburn-2-fb53b43b)
- [QTS Ashburn 2 - Loudoun County, Virginia - Mapcarta](https://mapcarta.com/W1544360249)
- [QTS Data Centers BLDC-2026-004516 — Loudoun County, VA](https://mlq.ai/permit-filings/usa/virginia/loudoun-county/bldc-2026-004516/)
- [Ashburn 1 - QTS Data Centers](https://q.com/data-centers/ashburn-1/)
- [Ashburn 2 - Data Centers](https://q.com/data-centers/ashburn-2/)
- [QTS 2025 Sustainability Report - QTS Data Centers](https://q.com/news/qts-2025-sustainability-report/)
- [NIVO Substation](https://smithmidland.com/projects/nivo-substation/)
- [ASH2 Lockridge Data Center - QTS Investment Properties ...](https://www.canonical.cc/labs/groundwork/site/ash2-lockridge-data-center-qts-investment-properties-ashburn-ii-llc-loudoun/)
- [QTS Buys Land for Data Center Construction in Three US Markets](https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/qts-buys-land-for-data-center-construction-in-three-us-markets)
- [Issued Air Permits for Data Centers | Virginia DEQ](https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers)
- [QTS, Ashburn Data Center | Projects](https://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/qts-ashburn-data-center)

## Data quality

- Evidence is limited to directory listings and a climate project site; no explicit community benefit statements were identified for QTS Ashburn 2.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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Profile generated: 2026-09-04T13:57:57.580966Z
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