An area with a high concentration of data centers. Considered the largest cluster of data centers on the planet, Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia is outside Washington, DC. It spans Fairfax and Loudoun counties and handles an estimated 70% of global Internet traffic every day.
A newer Data Center Alley is in Oregon around Hillsboro (see
Silicon Forest) and central Oregon. Access to hydroelectric power from the Columbia River is a major draw. See
AI data center.