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Aurora AI Factory

Digital Realty · Manassas, VA · United States

Facility record

Lifecycle
Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle
Location precision
approximate
Address as listed
Not published
Coordinates
38.7509, -77.4753
Serving utility, source-reported
Not established
Operational capacity, source-reported
Not published
Planned capacity, source-reported
96 MW
Source record updated
2026-09-09

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

  1. Under construction

    DCD reported the 96MW Aurora data center as under construction, being built by Digital Realty and slated for operations in the first half of 2026.

    Underlying source

Source notes

Nvidia's 'Aurora AI factory', built by Digital Realty on an existing Digital Realty site near Nokesville Road and Prince William Parkway. Billed as the first facility built to a new industry certification for flexible power, developed by Nvidia with Emerald AI, EPRI and grid operator PJM, and deploying Emerald AI's Emerald Conductor software to shift AI workloads in response to grid conditions. Operator is recorded as Digital Realty (owner/builder); Nvidia is the named tenant. The record is listed as under construction because, as of September 2026, no source consulted confirms it has entered service, only that operations were 'slated for' the first half of 2026.

Designed as a 'power-flexible' grid-connected facility rather than one relying on on-site generation; Emerald AI advisor Tyler Norris framed this explicitly as an alternative to on-site generation or storage.

Sources and provenance

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.

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