Market brief, Virginia
Data Centers in Virginia
Virginia has the second largest data center pipeline in the US: 65,611 MW across 1,084 projects, 10% of the national total.
By the Aterio data team. Data as of .
Scale
- Data centers tracked
- 1,306
- Data center capacity*
- 65,611MW
- Data center space*
- 258.2M sq ft
- Average operational size
- 210,994sq ft
Pipeline by stage
- In the pipeline
- 1,084
- Operational
- 353
- Under construction
- 141
- Announced
- 590
* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 222 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.
How Virginia compares
The Virginia mix tracks the national pipeline: 54% of its projects are announced, against 60% across the US.
| Top states by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Texas | 153,753 MW | 1,450 |
| 2.Virginia | 65,611 MW | 1,084 |
| 3.Utah | 46,575 MW | 236 |
| 4.Pennsylvania | 36,641 MW | 433 |
| 5.Georgia | 32,878 MW | 467 |
Top five states by pipeline capacity, estimated MW.
Where it is being built
Loudoun County (18,512 MW) and Stafford County (7,364 MW) lead Virginia, together 39% of the pipeline.
| Top counties by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Loudoun County | 18,512 MW | 373 |
| 2.Stafford County | 7,364 MW | 110 |
| 3.Prince William County | 6,783 MW | 124 |
| 4.Spotsylvania County | 5,086 MW | 71 |
| 5.Goochland County | 3,200 MW | 24 |
Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects.
Who is building
Amazon AWS leads with 15,137 MW, ahead of STACK Infrastructure with 7,289 MW. The five largest named providers hold 50% of the Virginia pipeline.
| Top providers by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Amazon AWS | 15,137 MW | 264 |
| 2.STACK Infrastructure | 7,289 MW | 91 |
| 3.Google | 3,811 MW | 35 |
| 4.Tract | 3,300 MW | 28 |
| 5.Microsoft | 2,977 MW | 61 |
Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.
From the dataset
Largest data centers in Virginia
Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.
- 1.VA1 Data Center Building 3Clean Arc · Ruther Glen, Caroline CountyAnnounced
- 2.VA1 Data Center Building 2Clean Arc · Ruther Glen, Caroline CountyAnnounced
- 3.VA1 Data Center Building 1Clean Arc · Ruther Glen, Caroline CountyUnder construction
- 4.Clarksville - AI Data Center 2TECfusions · Clarksville, Mecklenburg CountyAnnounced
- 5.Fluidstack Progress Park Data Center 1Fluidstack · Wytheville, Wythe CountyUnder construction
Free sample
- HTP Building 4Tract · Ashland, Hanover CountyPower 150 MWSize Not reportedAnnounced
- Utility
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Announced
- May 8, 2024
- Expected online
- Jun 30, 2029
- Data Center 1Digital Realty · Sterling, Loudoun CountyPower 80 MWSize 645,000 sq ftAnnounced
- Utility
- Not assigned
- Announced
- Jul 10, 2020
- Expected online
- Jun 30, 2028
- Kincora Data CenterCorscale · Sterling, Loudoun CountyPower 80 MWSize 500,000 sq ftAnnounced
- Utility
- Not assigned
- Announced
- Feb 22, 2022
- Expected online
- Mar 31, 2029
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