Amazon IAD-163

OperatingEst.HyperscaleBuildingDulles, Loudoun County, Virginia

Amazon IAD-163 is an operating hyperscale in Dulles, Virginia. Operated or owned by Amazon Web Services. Power capacity has not been disclosed or collected yet. Verification: verified operating. 8 cited sources.

Part of Amazon Web Services — Sterling, VA campus

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25 claims from 9 sources

Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026

Newest dated evidence: Oct 12, 2026

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Datacenter Source. “Amazon IAD-163.” /facilities/amazon-iad-163-dulles-va. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.

BibTeX

@misc{datacentersource_amazon_iad_163_dulles_va_2026,
  title = {{Amazon IAD-163}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/amazon-iad-163-dulles-va}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power

Not yet sourced

Planned capacity

Not yet sourced

Floor area

258,700 sq ft[2]

ConfirmedConfirmed

Buildings (planned)

Not yet sourced

Capital cost / investment

Not yet sourced

First operational

2022[1]

Est.Likely

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection

Time to power

Energized — operating

High confidence

Project verification

Verified operating

Operation documented by permit / site plan.

Current stage

Operational

Furthest stage with documented evidence

Utility · ISO

Dominion Energy · PJM

Substation: DTC substation (230 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced

No record

Interconnection request

No record

Contracted / approved

No record

Under construction

No record

Operational

No record

AI evidence brief

Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development

Announcedimplied by a later stage
Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
PermittingOct 12, 2026
Permit / site plan
- Oct 12, 2026 · Permit / case B00301000100[2]

Grid interconnection

Interconnection application
Feasibility study
System impact study
Facilities study
Interconnection agreement / service contract

Build & energization

Financing
Under constructionimplied by a later stage
Energizationimplied by a later stage
OperationalOct 12, 2026
Community map · Permit / site plan
- Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: operating[1]
- Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: operating[2]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Permit / site plan, Community map.

Grid path

facility
Amazon IAD-163
→
substation
DTC substation (230 kV)[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Nearest mapped substation, 0.66 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
→
transmission
2143;2249 (230 kV)[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.49 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
→
utility
Dominion Energy[3]
Service territoryLikely
Retail service territory containing the site
→
ISO / RTO
PJM[4]
Service territoryLikely
Balancing authority: PJM

Substation capacity:: not published
Required upgrades:: not yet sourced
Congestion:: not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for water use or the cooling type at this site. Know one? Add a source

On-site generation & air permits1

Air permit VA0000005110774227[8]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of May 31, 2024.May 31, 2024
80% Synthetic Minor Emissions · Operating · No Violation Identified · Programs: State Implementation Plan
ECHO lists “AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC - IAD-163/164/174” at 21099 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, STERLING, 247 m from this facility's mapped location (matched by location; the permit name matches this facility or its companies).

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates1

GS-5 rate class for customers demanding 25 MW or more[9]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Nov 25, 2025.Nov 25, 2025
Dominion Energy · Virginia State Corporation Commission · Docket PUR-2025-00058 · Final order issued · effective Jan 1, 2027
“the new GS-5 rate class will comprise customers demanding 25 megawatts or more. The new rate class will be effective beginning January 1, 2027.”
Applies to Dominion Energy Virginia's service territory; the facility's utility is the most likely retail provider by location unless a source names it.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline

Coordinates: 39.03231, -77.42970
Address: 21195 Atlantic Boulevard, Dulles, VA 20166[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likely
County: Loudoun County

Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

1. Property owner of record
Mecp3 Ashburn 3 LLC(unreviewed)[2]
2. Owner / developer
Not identified
3. Operator
Amazon Web Services[1]Likely
4. Tenant / cloud
Not identified
5. End customer / workload
Not identified

Power supply

Utility:

Dominion Energy[3]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence

Property owner of record: Mecp3 Ashburn 3 LLC(unreviewed)[2]Confirmed
Operator: Amazon Web Services[1]Likely
Utility: Dominion Energy[3]Likely
Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power: Not yet sourced
Planned capacity: Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO: PJM[4]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
Balancing authority: PJM[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Control area of the containing utility territory.
Nearest mapped substation: DTC substation (230 kV)[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
Distance to substation: 0.7 km[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby: 230 kV[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
State avg. industrial price: 10.07¢/kWh[6]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Virginia statewide average, July 2026.
State avg. commercial price: 11.68¢/kWh[6]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Virginia statewide average, July 2026.
Generation within 50 km: 1.66 GW[7]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived
71 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
Generation queued in county: 1.04 GW[5]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmedderived
11 active generation interconnection requests in Loudoun County: Storage 940 MW, Solar 100 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
Interconnection status: Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power: Not yet sourced

Nearby infrastructure	Type	Distance	Voltage / capacity	Source
2143;2249	Transmission line	0.49 km	230 kV	[1]
230 kV line	Transmission line	0.6 km	230 kV	[1]
2143;2207	Transmission line	1.04 km	230 kV	[1]
2165 · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Transmission line	1.05 km	230 kV	[1]
Potomac Energy Center, LLC · Potomac Energy Center LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	10.4 km	766 MW	[7]
Montgomery County Resource Recovery · Covanta Montgomery, Inc.	Power plant (Biomass)	18.8 km	54 MW	[7]
Dickerson Power · Dickerson Power, LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	20 km	299 MW	[7]
Nih Cogeneration Facility · National Institutes of Health	Power plant (Natural Gas)	29.2 km	28 MW	[7]
Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy · Covanta Alexandria/Arlington	Power plant (Biomass)	36.6 km	29 MW	[7]
Central Utility Plant At White Oak · GSA Metropolitan Service Center	Power plant (Natural Gas)	38.6 km	54 MW	[7]
Covanta Fairfax Energy · Covanta Fairfax Inc	Power plant (Biomass)	40.9 km	98 MW	[7]
Blake Solar Plant · Horus West Virginia 1, LLC	Power plant (Solar)	43.3 km	80 MW	[7]
DTC substation	Substation	0.66 km	230 kV	[1]
Beco Substation · Dominion Energy	Substation	1.1 km	230 kV	[1]
Paragon Park Substation	Substation	1.94 km	230 kV	[1]
Interconnection Substation · Dominion Energy	Substation	2.15 km	230 kV	[1]
Beaumeade Substation · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Substation	2.41 km	230 kV	[1]
NIVO Substation · Dominion Energy	Substation	2.88 km	230 kV	[1]

Largest queued generation in this county	Fuel	Queue status	MW	Source
Loudoun 230 kVPJM AG2-285	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	150 MW	[5]
Beaumeade 230 kVPJM AG2-287	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	150 MW	[5]
New Road StoragePJM AE2-019	Storage	IA signed · proposed 2026-12	120 MW	[5]
Dulles SolarPJM AF1-147	Solar	IA signed · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[5]
Roundtable 230 kVPJM AG2-307	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[5]
Shelhorn 230 kVPJM AG2-323	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[5]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

Announced
—
Land acquired
—
Permitting
—
Construction start
—
First operational
2022[1]
Expected completion
—

Permit / case numbers: B00301000100[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed

Real estate

Official assessments

Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions

Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates

Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Parcel	Record owner	Acres	Zoning / use	Building sq ft	Source
041108666000 Loudoun County, VA	MECP3 ASHBURN 3 LLC Project: Edgecore Dulles	13.65	OP (ZMAP-2007-0001) · Data Center	258,716 built	[2]

Site area: 13.7 acres[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Legal acreage of the parcel(s).
Zoning: OP[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Land use: Data Center[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Annual property tax: Not yet sourced

Size

Floor area: 258,700 sq ft[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Building area on the county's data-center parcel inventory (from building permits).
Building footprint: 132,100 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived
Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.
Parcel / land records: MCPI 041108666000 (Loudoun County)[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed

What changed (last 3 years)

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Timeline

First operational: 2022[1]

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All claims (provenance audit)

Field	Value	Source	Confidence	As of	Status
Name	Amazon IAD-163way/930849744 name=Amazon IAD-163	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Status	Operating	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-10-12	Shown
Status	Operating	[2] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Facility type	Hyperscale	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-10-12	Shown
Address	21195 Atlantic Boulevard, Dulles, VA 20166	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Property owner of record	Mecp3 Ashburn 3 LLCMCPI 041108666000: MECP3 ASHBURN 3 LLC	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Operator	Amazon Web Servicesoperator=Amazon Web Services	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Utility	Dominion Energyterritory 19876: VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (INVESTOR OWNED, DOMINION RESOURCE	[3] derived	Likely	2022	Shown
ISO / RTO	PJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC	[4] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Balancing authority	PJM	[3] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Nearest mapped substation	DTC substation (230 kV)way/1109637590	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Distance to substation	0.7 km	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby	230 kV	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Generation queued in county	1.04 GW	[5] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
State avg. industrial price	10.07¢/kWh	[6]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
State avg. commercial price	11.68¢/kWh	[6]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
Generation within 50 km	1.66 GW	[7] derived	Confirmed	202502	Shown
Permit / case numbers	B00301000100	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Floor area	258,700 sq ft	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Building footprint	132,100 sq ft	[1] derived	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Site area	13.7 acres	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Parcel / land records	MCPI 041108666000 (Loudoun County)	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Zoning	OP	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Land use	Data Center	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
First operational	2022start_date=2022	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown

Sources

[1]
OpenStreetMap — features tagged telecom=data_center or building=data_center
OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved 2026-10-12 · ODbL 1.0
[2]
Existing Data Center Parcels
Loudoun County, VA — Department of Planning & Zoning GIS · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public record
[3]
Electric Retail Service Territories (HIFLD, from EIA-861)
DHS HIFLD / U.S. EIA (via Esri Living Atlas) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[4]
Independent System Operators (HIFLD)
DHS HIFLD (via PNNL ArcGIS) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[5]
PJM New Services Queue (planning queues)
PJM Interconnection · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public
[6]
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A — Average price of electricity to ultimate customers by state (July 2026)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[7]
Power Plants in the U.S. (EIA-860)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[8]
ECHO air-program facilities, NAICS 518210 (data processing & hosting)
U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[9]
SCC Issues Order on DEV Biennial Review 2025 (Case No. PUR-2025-00058)
Virginia State Corporation Commission · published 2025-11-25 · retrieved 2026-09-29 · Public record

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