Atlanta overtakes Northern Virginia in data center construction with 2,882 MW underway
shashib · x · 2026-11-01
CBRE's H1 2026 report shows Atlanta leads North America with 2,882 MW of data center capacity under construction, while Northern Virginia's vacancy rate has fallen to 0.2%. Pew finds two-thirds of planned US data center sites are in rural areas, with 39% in counties that have never hosted one — a shift from Reston's 2000s-era disguised office-park facilities toward orbital concepts.
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