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NoVA · Northern Virginia

'Data Center Alley' — the world's largest data-center market and the reference case for interconnection queues, moratoria, and grid-disturbance events.

Current numbers

60 / 55 dBAresidential property-line limit, day / night, enforced by Northern Virginia counties (Prince William, Stafford; Fairfax County ordinance survey, April 2025) — the permit governs acceptanceas of 2026-09 · register ↗
$190–235/kW-monthCBRE Northern Virginia asking rent, Q1 2026as of 2026-03-31 · register ↗
$160–185/kW-moNorthern Virginia wholesale colo asking rent, 10+ MW (CBRE H1 2026)as of H1 2026 · register ↗

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