Data centers in Virginia: projects, fights & moratoriums

Projects

• Mountain Road Technology Park (Hanover County): blocked. Board of Supervisors denied the ~430-acre rezoning 4-3 despite a 6-1 planning commission recommendation
• Dulles Cloud South (Prince William County): blocked. Supervisors unanimously (8-0) denied comp plan amendment and rezoning for ~1,900-2,000 acres
• PW Digital Gateway (Prince William County): blocked. Court voided the Digital Gateway rezonings over deficient public-hearing notice (Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2026)
• Accokeek Center data campus (Stafford County): approved. Supervisors approved rezoning to M-2 (O26-16) and substation CUP 4-3 after failed delay motion
• Remington Innovation Campus (210.7 acres) (Fauquier County): withdrawn. Application withdrawn hours before planning commission review; county then restricted data centers to PCID zoning (Oct 8)
• Meta Henrico Data Center (Henrico County): operating. Operating campus at White Oak Technology Park
• Google Loudoun County campus (Loudoun County): operating. Operating campuses in Loudoun
• AWS Louisa County campuses (Lake Anna, North Creek) (Louisa County): under construction. Two campuses proceeding; AWS withdrew a proposed third campus in July 2025 after opposition, later bought ~1,920 acres near Northeast Creek
• AWS Caroline County VA campus (Caroline County): approved. Rezoning of ~916 acres approved; performance agreement approved Jan 2026; part of ~1,143-acre campus shared with Spotsylvania
• AWS Birchwood campus (King George) (King George County): approved. County-AWS settlement grants vested rights for $6B campus; AWS to avoid Rappahannock-adjacent land and give $10M to CTE school; withdrew groundwater permit renewal
• AWS Northern Virginia (us-east-1) campuses (Loudoun County): operating. AWS pledged $35B more VA investment through 2040
• Devlin Technology Park (Bristow) (Prince William County): approved. Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of residents' suit (Sept 16, 2025); Amazon Data Services bought the 269-acre site for ~$700M (Nov 2025)
• Digital Realty Digital Dulles / Ashburn campuses (Loudoun County): operating. Operating
• Equinix DC campus (Ashburn) (Loudoun County): operating. Operating
• EdgeCore Culpeper campus (Culpeper County): under construction. Construction began on 2-building, 196 MW first phase; completion ~2029
• STACK Stafford Technology Campus (Stafford County): under construction. Topped out first building of 1.1 GW, 19-building campus; first phase 2027
• Amazon Warrenton data center (Fauquier County): delayed. Stalled by three lawsuits; judge heard final arguments June 15, 2026 on residents' challenge to 2023 SUP, ruling pending; town now sides largely with plaintiffs
• Tract Hanover Technology Park (Ashland) (Hanover County): under construction. ~1,200-acre park rezoned March 2024, under development
• Iron Horse data center (Tradeport) (Hanover County): proposed. Planning Commission recommended approval 5-2 (Aug. 20) of ~78-acre MX to M-1 rezoning and 75-ft height exception; Board of Supervisors final hearing listed by the county for Nov. 10

Upcoming hearings & votes

• 2026-11-10: Hanover County Board of Supervisors, Final public hearing and decision on Tradeport Hanover Land "Iron Horse" data center rezoning (REZ2025-00010) and height exception

Moratoriums & local limits

• Loudoun County: application pause (directed), adopted 2026-09-15

By county

Caroline · Charles City · Culpeper · Fauquier · Hanover · Henrico · King George · Loudoun · Louisa · Mecklenburg · Pittsylvania · Prince William · Shenandoah · Stafford