An Infomart Data Centers facility recently built in Ashburn | Photo courtesy of Infomart Data Centers
Northern Virginia saw more data center leasing activity in the first half of 2018 than the rest of the primary data center markets combined, according to a new report.
A total of 100 megawatts worth of data centers was leased in Northern Virginia, compared with a tally of 77 megawatts in leases across Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Atlanta and the New York Tri-State area. The findings were published Tuesday by CBRE.
Northern Virginia is the biggest data center market in the U.S. and the world. Jamie Jelinek of CBRE says the growth is rooted in Loudoun County, home to what has been nicknamed “Data Center Alley.”
“It’s primarily due to the robust activity that exists in Ashburn,” Jelinek says.
