Is a Data Center Coming

States

Data centers in Virginia

136 tracked, 38 planned or under construction, 5868 MW in the pipeline. Planning filings are researched county by county here; see how coverage works.

1
rumored
14
filed
12
approved
6
under construction
93
operating
2
withdrawn
3
denied
5
on hold

Counties

Loudoun County 52 Prince William County 25 Fairfax County 12 Henrico County 5 Culpeper County 4 Fauquier County 3 Frederick County 3 Hanover County 3 King George County 3 Mecklenburg County 3 Caroline County 2 Chesterfield County 2 Manassas County 2 Pittsylvania County 2 Spotsylvania County 2 Stafford County 2 Botetourt County 1 Chesapeake County 1 Dinwiddie County 1 Goochland County 1 Harrisonburg County 1 Louisa County 1 Lynchburg County 1 Orange County 1 Powhatan County 1 Virginia Beach County 1 Warren County 1

Biggest projects

Any status, ranked by the megawatts on the filing.

Recent filings and updates

All tracked Virginia projects

Stopped

Withdrawn, denied or on hold. Full list, every state, at stopped projects.

Prince William Digital Gateway GW Acquisition Co. (QTS Data Centers) and H&H Capital Acquisitions (Compass Datacenters), Prince William County
Withdrawn

Hearings coming up

Potomac Creek Campus Stafford County
Hearing October 31, 2026, Stafford County Board of Supervisors

Your power bill

Data centers change bills through the utility's own rate cases and large load tariffs, not a separate charge you would see by name. Pending electric rate cases in Virginia, in dollars a month, is our sister site's full tracker for this state.

2026 biennial base rate review Appalachian Power
Pending

Appalachian Power's next base rate case asks for about 61.4 million dollars a year, roughly 9.10 dollars a month net for a 1,000 kWh household after securitization credits, with new rates no earlier than March 2027. The commission hearing is set for October 20, 2026.

Deferred fuel cost recovery Dominion Energy
Pending

This case covers Dominion's roughly 922 million dollar deferred fuel cost shortfall, with Dominion proposing to recover it from customers over seven to ten years. A State Corporation Commission hearing examiner has reportedly recommended the shorter seven year repayment option, but no final SCC order had been issued as of September 2, 2026, with commissioners expected to rule by the end of September 2026.

2024 biennial review Appalachian Power
Approved

Appalachian Power asked for about 95 million dollars, roughly 10.22 dollars a month for a 1,000 kWh household; regulators approved 69.3 million, about 4.36 dollars a month, effective March 2026.

2025 annual fuel factor Dominion Energy
Approved

Dominion's routine annual pass-through of actual fuel and purchased power costs, with no profit margin. An interim increase of about 8.95 dollars a month on a 1,000 kWh bill took effect July 2025 while the case was litigated alongside the base rate case.

Data center cost allocation and transmission rider Dominion Energy
Approved

The commission reallocated the cost of substations and transmission lines built specifically to serve data centers. The rider as filed would have added about 2.90 dollars a month to a 1,000 kWh residential bill; the revised allocation cut that to about 0.94 dollars. The commission also ordered Dominion to file a formal tariff within 90 days governing who pays for direct-connect infrastructure going forward.

2025 biennial review base rate increase Dominion Energy
Approved

Dominion asked for about 822 million dollars in new 2026 revenue plus 345 million more in 2027; the State Corporation Commission cut that to 565.7 million and 209.9 million. For a 1,000 kWh household that means about 11.24 dollars a month more from January 2026 and roughly 2.36 dollars more on top from January 2027. The same order created a new GS-5 rate class for customers over 25 MW, mostly data centers, requiring long contracts and high minimum payments so residential customers do not fund their grid buildout.