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Data Center Construction & Investment Activity in Virginia

Virginia ranks among the most active U.S. states for data center development, with 300 upcoming data center projects tracked. Combined project capacity totals 17.3 GW, with total construction expenditure of $528B (ranging from $20M to $100B per project) and an average investment of $1.8B across hyperscale campuses, colocation facilities, and enterprise deployments.

Upcoming Data Center Projects in Virginia by Development Stage

Pipeline broken down by stage — cell area is project count, color marks how close each stage is to power-on.

StageProjectsCapacityCapEx
Planning1739.4 GW$327.7B
On-going / Under Construction656.4 GW$127.5B
Pre-Construction32120 MW$42B
Contract Award191.3 GW$19.5B
Design6—$2.8B
Pre-Design5—$8.6B

Access Full Project-Level Data for Virginia

Developer names, site addresses, MW capacity, construction stage, and company contacts for every data center project tracked in Virginia.

Data sourced from Blackridge Research

Latest Data Center Construction News in Virginia

Breaking project announcements, permit filings, contractor awards, and construction updates from Virginia.

Summit Boosts Ashburn Data Center Capacity by 60% to Serve Growing Enterprise Colocation Demand in Virginia

Amazon Drops Virginia Data Center Development Plans, Agrees to $65 Million Land Transfer

Virginia Senator Proposes Three-Year State-Wide Data Center Moratorium

LG Electronics to Build Virginia Chiller Plant in $110.24 Million Push for AI Data Center Cooling

Loudoun County Board Votes to Pause Data Center and Substation Approvals for Up to One Year

Microsoft Plans Two-Building Data Center Campus on 123 Acres in Prince William County, Virginia

Skanska Lands $238 Million Contract to Build Second Data Center Building on Virginia Campus

EdgeCore Files Application for Three-Building Phase II at Virginia Data Center Campus

Yondr and Cerberus Capital Acquire 40-Acre Manassas Site for 72 MW Data Center Campus

AWS Plans 800,000 Sq Ft Data Center Campus in Ashburn, Virginia

Loudoun County Moves Toward Data Center Moratorium, in Virginia

Tract Files for 900 MW Tuckahoe Technology Park in Goochland County, Virginia

Skanska Secures $94 Million Contract to Build Second Data Center Building on Virginia Campus

Digital Realty to Acquire Blackstone's Stake in Three Northern Virginia Data Centers for $3.5 Billion

Google Files Plans for 887-Acre Project Skye Data Center Campus in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Yondr Group and JK Land Holdings Price $715 Million in Senior Secured Notes to Fund Loudoun County Data Center

Newmark Arranges $975 Million Financing for Fully Leased Data Center in Northern Virginia

TAC Data Centers Plans Gigawatt Scale Campus in Wythe County, Virginia

Microsoft Seeks to Add 490-Acre Data Center Campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Stack Builds First Building at 1 GW Stafford Data Center Campus in Virginia

Stack Infrastructure Pledges $73.5 Billion for Data Center Campus at Southern Virginia

QTS Plans 17 New Data Centers in Eastern Henrico Virginia

Virginia's Commercial Electricity Sales Have Jumped Nearly 30 Million MWh Since 2019, With Increasing Data Center Demand