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A rezoning proposal for the Forest Lane Data Center would cover nearly 845 acres near the intersection of Kings Highway and Forest Lane in Stafford's George Washington election district. It is one of 11 data center applications the county is reviewing as of mid-2026.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors voted 4-3 on July 7, 2026 to defer a three-building data center and substation proposal after a family cemetery with headstones was found on the property. The deferral runs to October 31, 2026 to allow an archaeological investigation.
Most of the county is served by Dominion Energy.
Deferred fuel cost recovery (docket PUR-2026-00078) is pending; Dominion Energy says it would add about $7 to $9 to a typical monthly bill. Data center cost allocation and transmission rider (docket PUR-2026-00056) adds about $0.94 a month to a typical bill, decided August 1, 2026. 2025 biennial review base rate increase (docket PUR-2025-00058) adds about $11.24 a month to a typical bill from January 2026.
Dominion's fuel and purchased power costs ran roughly a billion dollars past what bills collected. Recovering it directly would add about 21.79 dollars a month to a 1,000 kWh bill; Dominion proposes spreading it over 7 to 10 years with bonds instead, about 8 dollars a month. The hearing was August 12, 2026 and a decision is due by late September 2026.
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