Data center · Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Microsoft Data Center 1
Microsoft Data Center 1 is a data center in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, with 146 MW of backup generators, operated by Microsoft and GCDC Purchaser Phase 1 LLC. It is in an area of high water stress.
Power and water
Water stress here is high: withdrawals take 60.2% of the renewable water supply of its sub-basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, baseline, score 3.6 of 5).
Distances run between the points of the records. How the grid and plants nearby are found; water stress from WRI Aqueduct 4.0.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Prince William County, Virginia | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits · Public records · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 13760 University Boulevard, Gainesville, VA 20155 | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 13760 University Blvd, Gainesville, VA 20155 | Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits · record · Public records · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Jul 2026 (permit 74241-4, Article 6 - mNSR) | Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits · record · Public records · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Microsoft | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GCDC Purchaser Phase 1 LLC | Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits · record · Public records · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Backup generators | 146 MW (65 generator sets, permit 74241-4) | Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits · record · Public records · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | High (40–80%) (score 3.6 of 5, withdrawals 60.2% of renewable supply) | WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Building footprint | 23,139 m² (building) | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.8024, -77.5824 | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this data center and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its power supply, grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Microsoft Data Center 1; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Data Center 1 | asset:osm:relation-19787207 | OpenStreetMap data centers | — |
| Gainesville Crossing Data Campus - GCDC | asset:va-deq:74241 | Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits | Same street address |
How its operator compares
Microsoft owns 66 of the 1,335 data centers in the United States in our data with a named owner; 2 owners have more. Counts cover the data centers in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United States | Rank | Data centers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | 1st | 149 | 11% |
| Digital Realty Trust | 2nd | 90 | 6.7% |
| Microsoft | 3rd | 66 | 4.9% |
| Amazon Data Services Inc. | 4th | 60 | 4.5% |
| 5th | 58 | 4.3% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this data center from its sources, oldest first.
- Air permit to build issued (minor new source review), no. 74241-4
- GCDC Purchaser Phase 1 LLC on record as operator
Nearby
Within 50 km of this data center: 6 power plants (4 operating, 2,823 MW) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated | Mine | — | Operating | 15 km |
| Dulles Solar and Storage | Power plant | 150 MW | Under construction | 18 km |
| Potomac Energy Center, LLC | Power plant | 812 MW | Operating | 29 km |
| Remington | Power plant | 706 MW | Operating | 33 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Texas Comptroller qualifying data centers. Texas Comptroller qualifying data centers, Public domain.
- Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits. Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits, Public records.
- Kuzma, S., M.F.P. Bierkens, S. Lakshman, T. Luo, L. Saccoccia, E. H. Sutanudjaja, and R. Van Beek. 2023. Aqueduct 4.0: Updated Decision-Relevant Global Water Risk Indicators. Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. doi.org/10.46830/writn.23.00061. WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0.