Amazon IAD76
22520 Randolph Drive · Sterling, Loudoun County, VA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Amazon IAD76 is an operating data center in Loudoun County, VA, operated by Amazon Data Services, Inc. and ultimately owned by Amazon.com, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 138,071 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAmazon IAD76 is an operating Amazon Web Services data center in Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, run by Amazon Data Services, Inc. and owned through its parent, Amazon.com, Inc. Public records put its footprint at 138,071 square feet. The site draws power from Virginia Electric & Power Co inside the PJM grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmazon.com, Inc.
- Files asAmazon Data Services, Inc.
- This facilityAmazon IAD76
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Erin Brockovich Says Data Center Risks Are Like the Infamous Contamination She Cleaned Up ‘on Steroids’ (Exclusive)People.com· Jul 11, 2026
- How Virginia’s Plans for Biggest Data Center in the World Fell ApartNewsweek· Jul 9, 2026
- Hyperscaler Debt Is Now a Rates StoryBloomberg.com· Jul 8, 2026
- There’s an AI-Sized Hole in Big Tech’s Plans to Cut EmissionsBloomberg.com· Jul 2, 2026
- Lawmakers, companies tread carefully on data center energy billPolitico· Jun 23, 2026
- Nearly 80% of data center capacity is at elevated risk to climate hazards like flooding and fire, study saysCNBC· Jun 18, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Virginia reported $1B in Data Center Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption (Va. Code § 58.1-609.3(18)) for FY2024 (Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) / Weldon Cooper Center). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
- Reported withdrawal1.3K gpd2021 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal14.1K gpd2021 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal5K gpd2020 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal16.4K gpd2020 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal26.2K gpd2019 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal1.6K gpd2019 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal301 gpd2018 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal29.3K gpd2018 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal27.2K gpd2017 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal2.8K gpd2017 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal22K gpd2016 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal5.9K gpd2016 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal2K gpd2015 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal19.6K gpd2015 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal20.8K gpd2014 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal1.9K gpd2014 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal1.2K gpd2013 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal20.9K gpd2013 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal131 gpd2012 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal20.2K gpd2012 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal10.1K gpd2011 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal4.5K gpd2011 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal6.8K gpd2010 · groundwater · matched by location (295 m, medium confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- VA DEQ air permit (minor NSR)73860Diesel backup-generator air permit. Program: mNSR. Reg. 73860.
What this site costs the grid
source: PJM RPM auction reportsPJM's capacity auction sets a $/MW-day price that utilities pass on to every household and business in the zone. This site sits in PJM's DOM pricing zone, where soaring data-center demand is a documented driver. See the full zone-by-zone breakdown →
An estimated ~25 to 60 MW of load at the zone's $333/MW-day, annualized — the capacity charge a load this size carries at the current auction price. Estimated from the building footprint at 200 to 400 W/ft² (the typical range for modern data centers). A rough order-of-magnitude figure, not a metered or permitted capacity.
Separately, a typical home in this zone pays an estimated $4 to $10/mo more on the capacity portion of its bill that PJM's market monitor attributes to data-center demand. See your address's full impact →
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Northern Virginia), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Guilford Elementary in Sterling, is 1.9 mi from this site (541 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.