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 The other 222 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.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 MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Texas153,753 MW1,450
2.Virginia65,611 MW1,084
3.Utah46,575 MW236
4.Pennsylvania36,641 MW433
5.Georgia32,878 MW467

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 MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Loudoun County18,512 MW373
2.Stafford County7,364 MW110
3.Prince William County6,783 MW124
4.Spotsylvania County5,086 MW71
5.Goochland County3,200 MW24

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 MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Amazon AWS15,137 MW264
2.STACK Infrastructure7,289 MW91
3.Google3,811 MW35
4.Tract3,300 MW28
5.Microsoft2,977 MW61

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. 1.VA1 Data Center Building 3Clean Arc · Ruther Glen, Caroline CountyAnnounced
  2. 2.VA1 Data Center Building 2Clean Arc · Ruther Glen, Caroline CountyAnnounced
  3. 3.VA1 Data Center Building 1Clean Arc · Ruther Glen, Caroline CountyUnder construction
  4. 4.Clarksville - AI Data Center 2TECfusions · Clarksville, Mecklenburg CountyAnnounced
  5. 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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