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Amazon Ashburn GW Campus (Loudoun County, Virginia)

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Northern Virginia · US · Amazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)

CancelledExplicit AI InfrastructureUnder Review

Environment

Water Stress
mediumB

WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023

Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
283 gCO₂/kWhA

EPA eGrid 2022, PJM subregion, 2022

Drought Risk
low

NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023

Facility

CompanyAmazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)
OperatorAmazon Data Services (site bought from the former George Washington University campus)
CategoryExplicit AI Infrastructure
StatusCancelled
Capacity
Not DisclosedND

Amazon had applied to build more than 800,000 sq ft of data center space on the roughly 120-acre former George Washington University campus in Ashburn. Under a county agreement called 'Project Potomac Promise', Amazon agreed to withdraw the data center proposal and the land will be rezoned for mixed use with a data-center prohibition, with about 25 acres going to the county for public facilities and $5M to a housing trust fund.

Location
39.0437, -77.4875 · US
Campus AreaApproximate Ashburn town-centre coordinates, Loudoun County. Distinct from the existing amazon-ashburn (AWS US-EAST-1) entry. Not site-surveyed.
RegionNorthern Virginia
Research statusUnder Review

Evidence (2 sources)

Amazon Ditches Ashburn Data Center Plan, Shifts To Mixed-Use VisionHigh trust
Journalism

Project status as of 2026-10-26

Amazon Ditches Ashburn Data Center Plan, Shifts To Mixed-Use Vision (search-result summary: Loudoun County and Amazon agreement to withdraw the 800,000+ sq ft data center proposal and rezone for mixed use).
Amazon drops plans for data centers on former George Washington University campus in AshburnHigh trust
Journalism

Project status as of 2026-10-26

Amazon drops plans for data centers on former George Washington University campus in Ashburn (search-result summary: 'Project Potomac Promise' agreement; Amazon will not pursue legal action to place data centers on the site).

Community

Community concerns on recordPlanning objections on record

Loudoun County had a yearlong data center approval pause in place; the county board chair brokered the deal after weeks of meetings. Amazon's development chief reportedly said the company probably would not have bought the property for data centers in hindsight. Acreage reported as 120 to 122 acres; purchase price reported at $400M+ (Feb or Mar 2026, sources differ).

Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.

Researcher Notes

Added 2026-10-26 from online research; coordinates are town-level unless noted.

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