Virginia has 8 large AI data center campuses on our map and about 490 data centers in total.
| Site | Town | Status | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS North Creek Technology Campus Amazon | Mineral, Louisa County | Planned | 3 GW planned |
| Tract Hanover Technology Park Tract | Ashland | Planned | 2.4 GW planned |
| AWS Wilderness Crossing Amazon | Orange County | Planned | 1.5 GW planned |
| QTS Richmond campus QTS | Sandston | Operating | 562 MW |
| Google Bristow | Bristow | Operating | 238 MW |
| STACK NVA02 STACK Infrastructure | Manassas | Operating | 85 MW |
| CoreWeave Chester CoreWeave | Chester | Operating | 82 MW |
| Google Sterling (Arcola) | Sterling | Operating | 77 MW |
Virginia regulators approved a Dominion Energy increase of about $16 a month on a typical bill (to roughly $165), and created a new rate class from 2027 that makes large data centers sign 14-year contracts with minimum payments.
Nov 2025 · Source ↗
In PJM, the grid serving 13 states from Illinois to New Jersey, a record capacity auction pushed power costs up, with data centers named the main driver. Monthly bills were expected to rise more than 5%; in Columbus, Ohio, about $27 a month.
July 2025 · Source ↗
The US Energy Information Administration expects average home electricity prices to reach 18.2 cents per kWh in 2026, almost 5% higher than 2025, with demand from businesses including data centers a key reason. Some East Coast areas may see up to 7% a year.
May 2026 · Source ↗