Data center fact sheet
Virginia
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 16, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 14
- 2 proposed, 5 approved, 3 under construction, 1 paused, 1 cancelled, 2 denied
- Planned capacity
- 2.9 GW
- 5 projects publish a figure; 6 projects publish none; 3 cancelled or denied not counted
- Moratorium actions
- 1
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Technology Campus Stafford County | Under construction | 1 GW | Stack Infrastructure |
| Crossroads Technology Campus Spotsylvania County | Proposed | 894 MW | RCK Digital Crossroads LLC |
| Amazon Web Services Louisa County campuses Louisa, Louisa County | Under construction | 600 MW | Amazon Web Services |
| Google Botetourt County Data Center Campus Botetourt County | Approved | 300 MW | |
| QTS Richmond campus expansion (RIC4 and RIC5) Sandston, Henrico County | Approved | 110 MW | QTS |
| Amazon Data Services King George campus (former Birchwood power plant site) King George County | Paused | none published | Amazon Data Services |
| Amazon Web Services Warrenton Data Center Warrenton, Fauquier County | Approved | none published | Amazon Web Services |
| Balico data center campus and gas plant Chatham, Pittsylvania County | Denied | none published | Balico LLC |
| Devlin Technology Park Bristow, Prince William County | Approved | none published | Stanley Martin Homes |
| Google Chesterfield County data center campuses Chesterfield County | Under construction | none published |
Largest 10 of 14 shown. All projects.
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun County[1] | Vote to draft a pause | Sep 2026 | — |
- Loudoun County: CPAM-2024-0001 and ZOAM-2024-0001 (Data Center Standards & Locations, Phase 1) (adopted, Mar 18, 2025)
- Loudoun County: Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance maximum sound levels and data center noise study requirements (in effect)
- Fairfax County: Data center zoning ordinance amendment (adopted, Sep 10, 2024)
- Prince William County: Prince William County noise ordinance amendment (data centers and industrial uses) (adopted, Oct 28, 2025)
7 more on the local rules tracker.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 16, 2026 Planning Commission votes 4-2 to recommend approval of the special use permit (Crossroads Technology Campus)[2]
- Sep 15, 2026 Board of Supervisors votes 7-1-1 to have staff draft a resolution pausing new data center applications for 12 months; final vote expected in October (Spring Valley Technology Park)[3]
- Sep 4, 2026 Appalachian Power files application with the State Corporation Commission for grid upgrades to serve the campus (Google Botetourt County Data Center Campus)[4]
- Aug 26, 2026 Amazon withdraws its application to renew a DEQ groundwater permit for the campus and says it will seek other water sources (Amazon Data Services King George campus (former Birchwood power plant site))[5]
- Aug 7, 2026 Utility information form filed estimating 894 MW electric load (Crossroads Technology Campus)[6]
- Aug 1, 2026 Virginia DEQ discharge (VPDES) permit for cooling water discharge into Sedges Creek takes effect (Amazon Web Services Louisa County campuses)[7]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- DatacenterDynamics, “Virginia's Loudoun County board votes to pause new data center applications”, Sep 18, 2026. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/virginias-loudoun-county-board-votes-to-pause-new-data-center-applications/
- Fredericksburg Free Press, “Spotsylvania Planning Commission recommends approval of 555-acre data center campus”, Sep 17, 2026. https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2026/09/17/spotsylvania-planning-commission-recommends-approval-of-555-acre-data-center-campus/
- WJLA, “Loudoun County votes to pause new data center applications”, Sep 16, 2026. https://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-data-centers-development-applications-board-supervisors-pause-northern-virginia-regulations-leesburg-catoctin-grid-reliability-dominion-energy-merger-power-lines-laws
- Cardinal News, “New details emerge about Botetourt grid upgrades for Google data center”, Sep 16, 2026. https://cardinalnews.org/2026/09/16/new-details-emerge-about-botetourt-grid-upgrades-for-google-data-center/
- Virginia Mercury, “Amazon changes course on water use for King George data center campus”, Aug 26, 2026. https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/26/amazon-changes-course-on-water-use-for-king-george-data-center-campus/
- Spotsylvania County, “REC High Energy Use Facility (HEUF) Utility Information Form – Crossroads Technology Campus”, Aug 7, 2026. https://www.spotsylvania.va.us/DocumentCenter/View/41645/REC-High-Energy-Use-Facility-HEUF-Utility-Information-Form_Crossroads-Technology-Campus
- Tammy Purcell (Substack), “With eye toward rural preservation, planning commission gets details on proposed PDR program; DEQ issues controversial discharge permit for AWS data center campus by Lake Anna”, Jul 20, 2026. https://tammypurcell.substack.com/p/with-eye-toward-rural-preservation
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Virginia,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/virginia.