Data centers in Virginia
The latest data center news for Virginia, then every tracked campus of 100 MW or more with its status, size, power supply and impact rating.
Latest updates in Virginia
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Dominion reports 54.9 GW of data center capacity in contracting stages, up 6.3 GW since December
In its third-quarter 2026 results, Dominion Energy said it has 54.9 GW of data center capacity in various stages of contracting in Virginia, up 6.3 GW (13%) from December 2025. Per slide figures reported by Investing.com, this splits into 12.2 GW under electric service agreements, 9.8 GW under construction letters of authorization and 32.8 GW under engineering letters of authorization; the CFO said on the call that over 12 GW is under electric service agreements. The CEO said the NextEra merger is still expected to close in the second half of 2027, with Virginia evidentiary hearings starting Nov 17 and a final order due by Jan 11, 2027. This supersedes the 53.8 GW reported in July.
Sources: Dominion Energy · The Motley Fool · Investing.com · Data Center Index
The buildout in Virginia
We track 5 data center campuses of 100 MW or more in Virginia (2 operating, 1 under construction, 1 approved, 1 announced). Together they announce 7,470 MW at full buildout; weighted by build stage, we expect about 3,501 MW to be running by 2030. That load lands on the PJM grid. Named power suppliers: Dominion Energy Virginia. The largest expected load is Amazon Northeast Creek Technology Campus (1,296 MW by 2030, under construction). Added natural gas burn, from grid-supplied and on-site generation, comes to about 273.7 MMcf/d on an average day.
| Campus | Location | Status | Announced MW | Expected MW 2030 | Power supply | Utility | Impact | Last change |
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| Amazon Northeast Creek Technology CampusAmazon | Louisa County, VA | Under construction | 2,700 | 1,296 | Grid | Dominion Energy Virginia | – | |
| Tract Hanover Technology ParkTract | Ashland, VA | Approved | 2,400 | 936 | Grid (Dominion) | Dominion Energy Virginia | – | |
| STACK NVA02STACK Infrastructure | Bristow, VA | Operating | 420 | 504 | Grid | Not disclosed | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| TA Realty Leesburg campusTA Realty | Leesburg, VA | Operating | 450 | 450 | Grid | Dominion Energy Virginia | – | |
| AWS Wilderness CrossingAmazon | Montford (Orange County), VA | Announced | 1,500 | 315 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Nov 4, 2026 |
Campus names link to full profiles on datacenterindex.info. Figures as of November 3, 2026. Source: Data Center Index (datacenterindex.info), Discovery Energy. How campuses are sized and rated: methodology.