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Ongoing coverage of data centers in and around Virginia.

An aerial view of a data center behind the Village Place community in Haymarket. Credit: Doug Stroud

With power in short supply, data centers are asked to make their own

Feb 20, 2026

An aerial view of a data center behind the Village Place community in Haymarket. Credit: Doug Stroud

With power in short supply, data centers are asked to make their own

Feb 20, 2026

Data center demand doubles power forecast

Oct 31, 2025

Data center demand doubles power forecast

Oct 31, 2025

New gas plant sought to power planned Remington data centers

Oct 24, 2025

New gas plant sought to power planned Remington data centers

Oct 24, 2025

Planning commission opposes Dominion expansion

Oct 21, 2025

Planning commission opposes Dominion expansion

Oct 21, 2025

Why Fauquier County Supervisor Daron Culbertson is selling his family farm for a data center

Oct 8, 2025

Why Fauquier County Supervisor Daron Culbertson is selling his family farm for a data center

Oct 8, 2025

Judge overturns Prince William Digital Gateway

Aug 8, 2025

Judge overturns Prince William Digital Gateway

Aug 8, 2025

Great Oak residents Rob Pixley, left, and Dale Brown, right, measure the data center noise from Pixley’s deck. The data center complex at the root of ongoing noise complaints is about 400 feet from Pixley’s backyard.

Coming crackdown on data center noise likely won't bring relief to a community most affected

Jul 25, 2025

Great Oak residents Rob Pixley, left, and Dale Brown, right, measure the data center noise from Pixley’s deck. The data center complex at the root of ongoing noise complaints is about 400 feet from Pixley’s backyard.

Coming crackdown on data center noise likely won't bring relief to a community most affected

Jul 25, 2025

Dominion’s power line plan sparks opposition

Jul 25, 2025

Dominion’s power line plan sparks opposition

Jul 25, 2025

Warrenton Town Hall seen from Culpeper Street.

Town Council to take on data centers in 2025

Nov 26, 2024

Warrenton Town Hall seen from Culpeper Street.

Town Council to take on data centers in 2025

Nov 26, 2024

The front gate of the Marine Corps Base Quantico is located off U.S. The base comprises 55,000 acres and is surrounded by Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford counties.

Navy picks Quantico for nuclear power site

Oct 29, 2024

The front gate of the Marine Corps Base Quantico is located off U.S. The base comprises 55,000 acres and is surrounded by Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford counties.

Navy picks Quantico for nuclear power site

Oct 29, 2024

THE 'GROVE AT GAINESVILLE' DATA CENTER RISES ALONG I-66: Prince William County's largest data center -- so far -- is the first of four data centers planned for the Grove of Gainesville. The building is as long as five football fields laid end-to-end. When the complex is fully operational, it will require as much power as 150,000 homes.

Prince William County's largest data center — so far — rises along I-66

Jul 25, 2024

THE 'GROVE AT GAINESVILLE' DATA CENTER RISES ALONG I-66: Prince William County's largest data center -- so far -- is the first of four data centers planned for the Grove of Gainesville. The building is as long as five football fields laid end-to-end. When the complex is fully operational, it will require as much power as 150,000 homes.

Prince William County's largest data center — so far — rises along I-66

Jul 25, 2024

A Cloud HQ data center signs stands in front of the new, $40 million “Wakeman substation” near the Manassas Regional Airport. The data center advertises 135 megawatts of power – enough to power 33,750 homes.

Dominion scrambles to meet soaring power demand

Jul 20, 2024

A Cloud HQ data center signs stands in front of the new, $40 million “Wakeman substation” near the Manassas Regional Airport. The data center advertises 135 megawatts of power – enough to power 33,750 homes.

Dominion scrambles to meet soaring power demand

Jul 20, 2024

Prince William County is on track to become the world’s largest data center hub

Feb 22, 2024

Prince William County is on track to become the world’s largest data center hub

Feb 22, 2024

A 230-kilovolt line runs behind a Dominion Energy facility on Meetze Road near the Warrenton town limits. Photo by Coy Ferrell.

Power crunch prompts planning for new, high-voltage lines 

Aug 9, 2023

A 230-kilovolt line runs behind a Dominion Energy facility on Meetze Road near the Warrenton town limits. Photo by Coy Ferrell.

Power crunch prompts planning for new, high-voltage lines 

Aug 9, 2023

A resident of Village Place who asked not to be identified looks out at the data centers from her condo balcony.

The giant data centers next door

Jan 3, 2023

A resident of Village Place who asked not to be identified looks out at the data centers from her condo balcony.

The giant data centers next door

Jan 3, 2023

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