Concentration
This U.S. state has the highest concentration of data centers.
What is Virginia?
Representative Eugene Vindman, a Virginia Democrat representing the state's 7th congressional district, introduced this bill on October 14, 2026, to make data centers pay to cover the full electricity costs associated with operating.
A strong network of these light-carrying cables helped Northern Virginia become a data center powerhouse.
What are fiber-optic cables?
Northern Virginia’s famous concentration of data centers goes by this two-word nickname.
What is Data Center Alley?
This is the first U.S. state to implement a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers.
What is New York?
Nearly all data centers maintain generators powered by this fuel to provide backup electricity during outages.
What is diesel?
This Northern Virginia county became the epicenter of global data center development between 2000 and 2025.
What is Loudoun County?
This Virginia representative introduced a bill to place a moratorium on data center construction in the state.
Who is Irene Shin?
In the abbreviation ISP, the “SP” stands for these two words.
What is service provider?
About this many data centers are located in Loudoun County, Virginia.
What is 198?
What is the Data Center Accountability Framework?
Data center cooling systems remove this byproduct generated by computing equipment.
What is heat?
This number represents how many data centers are currently operating and in the planning phase in Virginia.
What is 685?
Virginia considered this many bills relating to data centers in 2026.
What is 61?
Abbreviated IXP, this is a physical location where internet companies connect their networks.
What is an internet exchange point?