Equinix DC8 - Ashburn, Vienna
Vienna, VA
Source: Primary source
Equinix DC8 - Ashburn, Vienna is a mapped data center in VA, operated by Equinix, Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkEquinix, Inc. — colocation facility (7 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentEquinix, Inc.
- Files asEquinix, Inc.
- This facilityEquinix DC8 - Ashburn, Vienna
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- Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concernsReuters· May 19, 2026
- Equinix Expands Global Efforts to Train Data Centre TalentFintechNews CH· Mar 25, 2026
- CPP Investments, Equinix to acquire Nordic data center company atNorth for $4bnFX News Group· Feb 27, 2026
- Serverfarm enters Virginia, targets data center in Tysons CornerData Center Dynamics· Feb 4, 2026
- Dateline Ashburn: The Interplay Between IXPs and Data CentersBroadband Breakfast· Sep 9, 2025
- FOX Business gets an inside look into Equinix's Virginia data centerFox Business· Jul 23, 2025
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
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Spring Hill Elementary in Mclean, is 0.8 mi from this site (869 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.