QTS ASH1 Ashburn Data Center Campus

Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesPartially operational

Planned critical IT: 55 MW
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

QTS ASH1 Ashburn Data Center Campus, also known as QTS Ashburn 1, is a partially operational data center campus in Sterling, VA, US associated with QTS Data Centers. 28-acre QTS location; 55 MW+ published campus capacity.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Design

55 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

55 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

55 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

55 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Operating facility and documented expansionPartially operational

55 MW is the operator-published facility or campus design boundary.

Operating facility and documented expansionPartially operational

55 MW is the operator-published facility or campus IT design boundary.

Participants

QTS Data Centers

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

QTS data center portfolio — Ashburn 1 · Aug 28, 2026 · Primary

Site & development

Location context

Actual

QTS Ashburn 1 | Ashburn | VA | US

Source

Location context

Actual

QTS Ashburn 1 | Ashburn | VA | US

Source

Location context

Actual

Ashburn, VA, US

Source

Location context

Actual

QTS Ashburn 1 location | Sterling | VA | United States

Source

Location context

Actual

Sterling, VA, US

Source

Development detail

Actual

28-Acre QTS location; 55 MW+ published campus capacity.

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

QTS Data Centers publishes 55 MW of critical IT capacity for this record boundary.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

55 MW facility or campus design capacity.

Source

Project boundary

Actual

QTS Ashburn 1

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

55 MW facility or campus design capacity.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

55 MW facility or campus IT design capacity.

Source

Project identity

Actual

QTS Ashburn 1

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

55 MW facility or campus IT design capacity.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (4)

Electric grid

Energized

Northern Virginia campus with dense fiber access, resilient power and scalable cooling systems.

Fiber

Energized

QTS campus conduit and carrier access are documented in current portfolio and compliance materials.

Electric grid

Energized

QTS campus designed and operated for large-scale data center deployments; project-specific utility details require separate sourcing.

Cooling system

Operational

Cooling and efficiency claims remain limited to source-defined designs; no delivered load or water use is inferred.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

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