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In the data center capital of the world, residents ask who the AI boom is helping

The data center footprint in Loudoun County has more than doubled in the last five years, covering over 53 million square feet.

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In the data center capital of the world, residents ask who the AI boom is helping

Loudoun County data centers doubled in five years to over 53M sq ft, establishing the core AI infrastructure hub. This expansion reveals cooling and power constraints shaping hyperscaler capex decisions and forcing geographic redundancy in compute strategies.

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Inside the data centres powering the AI boom

Digital Realty's Virginia facility features $1M Nvidia systems backed by 40 diesel generators in a $10bn AI infrastructure buildout. AI's infrastructure costs—power, cooling, grid load—now define enterprise capex decisions; industry opacity fuels public distrust.

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giovedì 23 luglio 2026·nbcnews.com
In the data center capital of the world, residents ask who the AI boom is helping
The data center footprint in Loudoun County has more than doubled in the last five years, covering over 53 million square feet.
giovedì 23 luglio 2026·thenextweb.com
Inside the data centres powering the AI boom
A rare tour of a Virginia server hall reveals AI's physical reality: roaring fans, gold Nvidia racks, and 40 diesel generators, and why the doors stay shut.