Ashburn pricing snapshot
These are preliminary monthly planning bands, not provider quotes. Cabinet estimates assume a conventional enterprise deployment. Larger blocks are shown as a monthly rate per committed kW because contract structure, redundancy and ramp have a large effect on total spend.
| Requirement | Planning range | Budget assumption |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2U | $125 to $240/mo | Basic power and internet allocation |
| Quarter or half cabinet | $1,050 to $1,425/mo | Shared cabinet environment |
| Standard full cabinet | $1,425 to $1,875/mo | Typical 3 to 5 kW commit |
| 10 to 20 kW high-density cabinet | $2,375 to $5,450/mo | Cooling method must be validated |
| Private cage | $5,225 to $22,750/mo | Four-rack starting profile; density drives spread |
| 250 kW | $190 to $235/kW-mo | Enterprise wholesale planning band |
| 500 kW | $175 to $225/kW-mo | Assumes scale and multiyear term |
| 1 MW | $155 to $210/kW-mo | Contiguous capacity and ramp required |
Method: public 2026 market benchmarks, including CBRE's published Northern Virginia 250 to 500 kW asking-rate band, combined with cabinet and density planning assumptions. Taxes, cross-connects, bandwidth and one-time charges are excluded. Validate every budget with a written provider quote.
Current Ashburn availability snapshot
We do not publish an option as live until the provider confirms the usable power, cooling fit and delivery path for a specific requirement. The profiles below show what we will source. They are not claims of current facility inventory.
| Option | Footprint | Usable power | Cooling support | Estimated delivery | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymized cabinet search | 1 to 4 cabinets | 5 to 80 kW | Air or containment; liquid by review | Target 30 to 90 days | Not yet verified |
| Anonymized cage search | 4 to 20 cabinets | 20 to 250 kW | Density-specific engineering review | Target 60 to 150 days | Not yet verified |
| Anonymized suite search | 250 kW to 1 MW | Contracted usable kW to be defined | Air, RDHx or liquid-ready by facility | Target 6 to 24 months | Not yet verified |
What the all-in Ashburn cost includes
Space and power
Cabinet, cage or suite fee plus the committed power basis. Confirm whether the quote uses allocated, metered or usable IT load.
A/B delivery
Dual-corded service, redundancy topology and the treatment of reserved capacity can change both price and usable kW.
Network and support
Carrier bandwidth, cloud ports, cross-connect MRCs, remote hands and after-hours support are normally separate.
Install and term
Cage build, cabinets, cabling and turn-up charges affect year one. Model annual escalators, power pass-throughs and renewal language.
Nearby and strategic alternatives
Run Richmond and Maryland in parallel when an Ashburn address is flexible. Atlanta and New Jersey can also be relevant for East Coast reach, but latency, cloud access, migration effort and staffing should be compared with total cost.
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