Manassas County, VA
Aurora AI Factory
Nvidia (filed as Digital Realty). Under construction. 96 MW.
Nvidia and Digital Realty are building a 96 megawatt facility on an existing Digital Realty lot in Manassas, described as a test site for gigawatt-scale AI data center designs. Completion was expected in the first half of 2026.
- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- Nvidia
- Applicant on record
- Digital Realty
- Location
- Nokesville Road and Prince William Parkway, Manassas, Manassas County, VA
- Size
- 96 MW
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Dominion Energy
- First reported
- 2025-10-29
- Last updated
- October 29, 2025
Sources
- World's most valuable company Nvidia to open sprawling new AI research, data center facilities in Manassas, InsideNoVa, 2025-10-29
What it would mean nearby
The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 96 MW facility would draw roughly 304,000 to 1.1 million gallons of water a day, about what 3,500 households use.
Deferred fuel cost recovery (docket PUR-2026-00078) is pending; Dominion Energy says it would add about $7 to $9 to a typical monthly bill. Data center cost allocation and transmission rider (docket PUR-2026-00056) adds about $0.94 a month to a typical bill, decided August 1, 2026. 2025 biennial review base rate increase (docket PUR-2025-00058) adds about $11.24 a month to a typical bill from January 2026.
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