District of Columbia
UNVERIFIED -- Insufficient primary election dataThe District of Columbia is a non-voting jurisdiction for federal elections. DC residents vote for President and Vice President (23rd Amendment) and elect a non-voting Delegate to the House of Representatives. DC has no Senators. The DC Council serves as the local legislative body. This page covers DC's AI infrastructure footprint and relevant policy context.
| Federal representation | Non-voting Delegate to House; no Senate seats; 3 Electoral College votes (President/VP) |
| Local government | Mayor and DC Council (13 members) |
| Current Delegate | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) -- non-voting |
| Current Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) |
| AI/infrastructure posture | Small commercial market; strict Northern Virginia market separation required |
Infrastructure Context
The District of Columbia has a small but verified commercial data-center market of 3 primary-verified active commercial facilities physically inside the District boundary. The critical normalization rule: Northern Virginia capacity is NOT DC capacity even when marketed as the Washington DC market. Pepco/PJM regional load is not DC facility load unless geographically disaggregated. No general DC data-center-specific sales/use-tax exemption was verified. The QHTC program expressly excludes electronic equipment facilities meeting the revenue test.
| Layer | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Primary-verified active commercial facilities (in DC) | 3 | CoreSite DC1, CoreSite DC2, Cogent Washington DC 2 |
| Primary-verified marketed data-center space | 62,763+ sq ft | Aggregate of 3 verified facilities |
| Defensible aggregate active IT MW | Not determinable | Private -- not publicly disclosed by any of the 3 operators |
| Northern Virginia capacity | Separate market | Do NOT add to DC totals -- different jurisdiction |
| Data-center-specific utility tariff | None verified | Standard Pepco commercial/industrial rates apply |
| General DC data-center tax exemption | None verified | QHTC expressly excludes electronic equipment facilities |
| Facility | Address | Status | IT MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreSite DC1 | 55 M Street SE, Washington DC | Operational | Undisclosed |
| CoreSite DC2 | 1275 K Street NW, Washington DC | Operational | Undisclosed |
| Cogent Washington DC 2 | 1015 Half Street SE, Washington DC | Operational | Undisclosed |
| 1120 Vermont Ave NW | 1120 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC | Status unconfirmed (monitoring) | Unknown |
| Primary utility | Pepco (Potomac Electric Power Company) |
| Grid operator | PJM Interconnection |
| Active rate proceeding | FC1176 remand -- October 2026 hearing |
| Zoning | Electronic Equipment Facility -- dedicated DC zoning definition |
| Air permits | Dedicated emergency-engine air permit pathways verified |
| QHTC program | Expressly excludes electronic equipment facilities meeting revenue test |
| BEPS applicability | Building/property-specific -- do not decide from marketed floor area alone |
| Water | DC Water cooling-tower meter program applies; no facility-level volumes publicly disclosed |
Research status: Phase 17 Closeout (97% decision-grade completeness) • Last updated: 2026-08-07
DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) apply on a building/property-specific basis. The QHTC program expressly excludes businesses deriving 51% or more of their DC gross revenues from operating an electronic equipment facility. No general data-center-specific sales/use-tax or personal-property-tax exemption comparable to state-level incentives was verified in Phase 17.