The Vergecast · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Loudoun County, Virginia, known as 'data center alley,' is experiencing a rapid build-out of data centers, partly driven by the increasing demand from AI applications. These new AI-focused data centers require significantly more compute capacity than previous cloud-based facilities.
“So essentially now, what's changed is that AI also needs data centers.”
“And because they require so much compute, they need more and more capacity than cloud did in the past.”
“So essentially now, what's changed is that AI also needs data centers.”
“And because they require so much compute, they need more and more capacity than cloud did in the past.”