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Unless you’ve been completely disconnected from the news cycle, it’s impossible to ignore the explosion of conversation around data centers, energy demand, and AI infrastructure. These topics aren’t abstract anymore—they’re reshaping local communities, capital markets, and the future of technology itself.
Living in Northern Virginia, particularly Loudoun County, makes this reality impossible to miss. This region is now the largest data center market in the United States by capacity, with more than 3,000 megawatts of installed power—roughly six times larger than the next biggest market, the Dallas–Fort Worth area. That concentration alone tells a powerful story about where the digital backbone of the modern economy is being built.
By Krish Palaniappan and Varun Palaniappan5
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Unless you’ve been completely disconnected from the news cycle, it’s impossible to ignore the explosion of conversation around data centers, energy demand, and AI infrastructure. These topics aren’t abstract anymore—they’re reshaping local communities, capital markets, and the future of technology itself.
Living in Northern Virginia, particularly Loudoun County, makes this reality impossible to miss. This region is now the largest data center market in the United States by capacity, with more than 3,000 megawatts of installed power—roughly six times larger than the next biggest market, the Dallas–Fort Worth area. That concentration alone tells a powerful story about where the digital backbone of the modern economy is being built.

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