Data center fact sheet · county
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
As of . Latest dated change shown: Apr 15, 2025. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 denied
- Planned capacity
- None published
- 0 projects publish a figure; 0 projects publish none; 1 cancelled or denied not counted
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balico data center campus and gas plant Chatham | Denied | none published | Balico LLC |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Apr 15, 2025 Board chairman denies withdrawal request; Board of Supervisors votes 6-1 to deny rezoning (Balico data center campus and gas plant)[1]
- Apr 14, 2025 Balico announces it is withdrawing its application and exploring a residential subdivision instead (Balico data center campus and gas plant)[2]
- Jan 7, 2025 Planning Commission unanimously recommends denial after five-hour hearing (Balico data center campus and gas plant)[3]
- Nov 2024 Original 2,200-acre application withdrawn; scaled-back plan to be resubmitted (Balico data center campus and gas plant)[4]
- Oct 2024 Balico files original rezoning application (Balico data center campus and gas plant)[5]
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
- Cardinal News, “Pittsylvania rejects data center project that has dominated county conversation for 6 months”, Apr 16, 2025. https://cardinalnews.org/2025/04/16/pittsylvania-rejects-data-center-project-that-has-dominated-county-conversation-for-6-months/
- WVTF / Radio IQ, “Balico withdraws application to build data centers in Pittsylvania County”, Apr 14, 2025. https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-04-14/balico-withdraws-application-to-build-data-centers-in-pittsylvania-county
- Virginia Business, “Proposed $8.8B+ Pittsylvania data center campus hits roadblock”, Jan 8, 2025. https://virginiabusiness.com/proposed-8-8b-pittsylvania-data-center-campus-hits-roadblock/
- Data Center Dynamics, “Revised gas-powered 300MW data center campus in the works for Pittsylvania County, Virginia”, Nov 12, 2024. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/revised-gas-powered-300mw-data-center-campus-in-the-works-for-pittsylvania-county-virginia/
- Virginia Conservation Network, “Data Center and Gas Plant DENIED in Pittsylvania County”, May 1, 2025. https://vcnva.org/denying-balico-data-center-and-gas-plant/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Pittsylvania County, Virginia,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/virginia/pittsylvania-county.