Vantage VA12

Operating · Vantage Data Centers, LLC · 45194 Vantage Data Plaza, Sterling, VA

Vantage VA12 is a facility data center in Sterling, Loudoun, VA. Vantage Data Centers, LLC is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. It is identified as part of Northern Virginia 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.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Facility size: 228,606 sq ft
1 reported building · Facility
Opened: Apr 1, 2022
VA12

Vantage VA12

Operating · Vantage Data Centers, LLC · 45194 Vantage Data Plaza, Sterling, VA

Vantage VA12 is a facility data center in Sterling, Loudoun, VA. Vantage Data Centers, LLC is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. It is identified as part of Northern Virginia 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.

Website Open in grid

Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Facility size: 228,606 sq ft
1 reported building · Facility
Opened: Apr 1, 2022
VA12

Compute profile

Hyperscale · Colocation

AI inference · cloud

Cooling design

air

Computer Room Air Handling (CRAH) units · Closed-loop chilled water system with air-side economizers · N+2 redundancy across all mechanical systems

Profile

Project scope: Vantage VA12 was announced as the second of five planned facilities on Vantage's Northern Virginia campus. An air permit was issued on 2022-04-20, and the facility became operational in April 2022.
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. Reported utility context: Dominion Virginia Power.
Compute role: Operates as a hyperscale data center offering colocation services to hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises, with a Tier 3 availability design.
Cooling and environment: Computer Room Air Handling (CRAH) units. Closed-loop chilled water system with air-side economizers.
Local reporting: Residents in Sterling report constant noise and health concerns from Vantage data center; a study estimates health damages.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

Vantage Data Centers, LLCOperator · DeveloperExact Asset

Dominion EnergyUtilityExact Asset

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Apr 1, 2022
Apr 1, 2022
VA12 entered operation
VA12 facility, two‑story building with eight data modules at 4 MW each, 228,606 SF gross floor area, 108,000 SF data hall, 9.4‑acre site.
Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
VA12 construction completion scheduled
VA12 facility, two‑story building with eight data modules at 4 MW each, 228,606 SF gross floor area, 108,000 SF data hall, 9.4‑acre site.
Apr 15, 2026
Apr 15, 2026
Amid ‘constant’ data center noise, Sterling residents also worry about health impactNBC4 Washin...
Residents in Sterling report constant noise and health concerns from Vantage data center; a study estimates health damages.
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
Sterling Residents Raise Alarms Over Off-Grid Data CenterLoudounNow
Sterling residents raise alarms over off-grid Vantage data center due to noise, air quality, and health impacts.
Jun 18, 2026
Jun 18, 2026
Data center noise disrupts Va. neighborhood, locals sayNewsNation
Vantage data center in Sterling, Virginia produces constant noise that disrupts the neighborhood.