Google has filed details with the US Army Corps of Engineers outlining its planned "Project Skye" data center campus in Chesterfield County, Virginia, revealing the scale and scope of a development that will span nearly 900 acres south of Richmond.

Site Location and Scope

According to the filing, Project Skye will be situated on land south of Genito Road, east of Moseley Road, and north of Duval Road in Chesterfield County.

The property encompasses 887.7 acres, making it a substantial addition to the company's expanding footprint in the state.

The plans call for the construction of five data center buildings on the site, accompanied by three substations to support the power demands of the facilities.

Additional infrastructure work will include parking areas, roads, utilities, and stormwater management facilities.

Chesterfield County sits just southwest of Richmond in the central-eastern portion of Virginia. Google first announced its intentions to develop in the county in 2025, as part of a broader $9 billion investment program in Virginia.

Part of a Larger Virginia Expansion

Project Skye is one of several concurrent developments Google is pursuing in Chesterfield County alone.

The company is also developing Project Loch on land near Midlothian, located west of Route 288 and south of Route 60, between Otterdale Road and Old Hundred Road.

A third project in the county, known as Project Peanut, is being developed near the Meadowville Technology Park outside Richmond. Beyond Chesterfield, Google holds data center interests across the rest of Virginia.

The company operates one cloud region in the state, which launched in 2017.

Following land purchases in Virginia in 2017, Google opened its first self-built facilities in the state in 2019.

A second facility in Loudoun County came online in 2021, and a third in Prince William County followed in 2023. In March 2024, a Google-linked company called Sharpless Enterprises received approval for an 181-acre data center campus in Bristow, Virginia.

More recently, in June 2025, Google purchased land in Botetourt County, located west of the city of Lynchburg near the border between Virginia and West Virginia.

Project Skye's Timeline

While Google publicly announced its Chesterfield County development plans in 2025, the existence of the Project Skye campus specifically has been known since at least November 2025.

The Army Corps of Engineers filing, made public in late June 2026, is the most detailed disclosure to date regarding the project's physical dimensions and planned infrastructure.

The filing marks a procedural step in the permitting and regulatory process that large-scale construction projects of this type typically require, particularly those involving land development on the scale of nearly 900 acres that may intersect with federally regulated waters or wetlands under Army Corps jurisdiction.

Virginia's Position in Google's Infrastructure Strategy

Virginia has long served as a critical node in Google's cloud infrastructure network, and the wave of new projects underway in Chesterfield County underscores the state's continued importance to the company's expansion strategy.

The USD 9 billion investment program announced in 2025 signals a significant long-term commitment to the region.

Chesterfield County's geography, situated in proximity to Richmond and within the broader data center corridor that stretches across northern and central Virginia, makes it an attractive location for hyperscale operators.

Google's simultaneous development of multiple large campuses within the same county reflects the intensity of that investment.

The five data center buildings planned for Project Skye, supported by three dedicated substations, point to a facility designed to operate at considerable capacity once completed.

The inclusion of stormwater management facilities alongside standard site infrastructure such as roads and utilities indicates the level of civil engineering work involved in preparing a site of this magnitude.