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Datacenter Sites in Virginia

Virginia has 5,871 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.2/100 DC Readiness. Shovel-Ready parcels lead the inventory (1,752 sites). Most sites interconnect through PJM. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 168.2k MW and average a 5.1 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

At a glance

Virginia has 5,871 scored datacenter candidate sites, the 7th-most of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, averaging 52.2/100 DC Readiness against a national average of 53.0. Its average score ranks 37th among states. The state also has 379 operating datacenters and 86 internet exchange facilities on record.

5,871
Candidate sites
52.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
168.2k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
5.1 yrs
Avg queue wait
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Top 25 in Virginia

How does Virginia compare with other states for datacenter sites?

By number of scored candidate sites, Virginia ranks 7th of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico (5,871 of 147,272 nationally, 4.0%). Its average DC Readiness of 52.2/100 ranks 37th and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. The average interconnection-queue wait at its sites, 5.1-year, is the 46th-shortest of the group (national 4.2-year).

Across the five headline sub-scores, Virginia is strongest relative to the nation on water (87.6 vs 72.3 nationally) and weakest on speed to power (43.3 vs 50.0). Power and speed to power carry 20% of the score each, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

Which counties in Virginia have the most datacenter sites?

Buchanan County (619 sites, average 50.0), Wise County (455 sites, average 49.8), and Dickenson County (257 sites, average 50.5) hold the largest inventories. Together the top 3 account for 23% of the state's scored sites. Manassas Park city has the highest average score among counties with at least 10 sites (64.9/100). 122 counties have five or more scored sites and their own county page.

What kinds of sites and grid regions are in Virginia?

Shovel-Ready parcels are the largest category (1,752, 30%), followed by former mine (1,614) and manufacturing (938). Sites span 2 grid regions; PJM covers 98% of them.

By site type

By grid region

Average sub-score profile

How Virginia's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).

Power availability
34.5
Speed-to-power
43.3
Fiber
70.6
Water
87.6
Hazard resilience
69.3

Top 25 datacenter sites in Virginia

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Virginia
SiteTypeCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRAMBLETONSubstation-AdjacentLoudoun County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.8
ELMONTSubstation-AdjacentHanover County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.6
GOOSE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentLoudoun County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.5
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentChesapeake city230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs69.4
CHICKAHOMINYSubstation-AdjacentHenrico County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.2
CLIFTONSubstation-AdjacentManassas Park city500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.1
POCKET NORTHSubstation-AdjacentLee County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.1
CHESTERFIELDSubstation-AdjacentHenrico County230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs69.0
YADKINSubstation-AdjacentChesapeake city500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs69.0
MOSBYSubstation-AdjacentManassas Park city500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs68.9
FENTRESSSubstation-AdjacentChesapeake city500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs68.6
OXSubstation-AdjacentFairfax County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs68.5
BRISTERSSubstation-AdjacentPrince William County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs68.3
UNKNOWN116661Substation-AdjacentStafford County230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN116662Substation-AdjacentStafford County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs68.0
BASINSubstation-AdjacentRichmond city230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs67.9
MIDLOTHIANSubstation-AdjacentChesterfield County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs67.1
MORRISVILLESubstation-AdjacentCulpeper County500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs66.8
CANNON BRANCHSubstation-AdjacentManassas city230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs66.8
MEADOW BROOKSubstation-AdjacentWinchester city500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs66.6
JOSHUA FALLSSubstation-AdjacentLynchburg city765 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs66.6
YORKTOWNSubstation-AdjacentYork County230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs66.5
BATTERY HEIGHTS DPSubstation-AdjacentManassas city230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs66.5
SUFFOLKSubstation-AdjacentSuffolk city500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs66.5
INDUSTRIAL PARKSubstation-AdjacentNorfolk city230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs66.3

Counties in Virginia

122 counties with five or more scored sites.

Buchanan County619 · 50.0Wise County455 · 49.8Dickenson County257 · 50.5Richmond city156 · 55.9ROANOKE (CITY)154 · 51.3Russell County138 · 51.4Prince William129 · 56.3Hanover111 · 55.1TAZEWELL111 · 49.6Chesterfield110 · 55.0Henrico97 · 55.8Chesapeake86 · 55.8FREDERICK82 · 51.0Lee County82 · 54.9HENRY78 · 48.5Roanoke74 · 50.2Spotsylvania74 · 51.3Rockingham71 · 51.2Norfolk71 · 56.9Harrisonburg City69 · 53.8Montgomery65 · 49.0Suffolk65 · 52.6Pulaski County63 · 47.4Danville61 · 51.8Hampton County61 · 53.3Virginia Beach County61 · 56.4AUGUSTA60 · 50.2WYTHE58 · 49.7Lynchburg city58 · 54.7Loudoun County56 · 59.7SALEM (CITY)54 · 51.3Bedford County52 · 52.2Fairfax52 · 58.0WASHINGTON52 · 52.0Shenandoah51 · 50.2SMYTH51 · 51.1Botetourt50 · 50.3Goochland50 · 51.5WAYNESBORO (CITY)48 · 52.6FRANKLIN47 · 49.5Newport News city46 · 55.6ALLEGHANY43 · 51.5BRISTOL (CITY)43 · 55.1Mecklenburg County42 · 56.3Martinsville42 · 52.0Winchester County41 · 53.5Campbell County40 · 52.4Halifax40 · 51.6GILES38 · 50.7Stafford38 · 54.4Pittsylvania37 · 50.5Accomack County35 · 50.5Scott County35 · 52.8Caroline32 · 51.5Hopewell city32 · 55.0Portsmouth city32 · 58.7ROCKBRIDGE31 · 51.5Alexandria city30 · 58.3Fluvanna County29 · 54.3York29 · 53.5James City28 · 51.4Culpeper27 · 55.7Staunton27 · 52.1Prince George26 · 52.4COVINGTON (CITY)25 · 51.8Charlottesville24 · 54.1Arlington23 · 55.6Dinwiddie23 · 50.8Manassas city23 · 61.3Isle of Wight22 · 51.5PATRICK22 · 48.1BUENA VISTA (CITY)22 · 52.7Carroll County21 · 49.4Gloucester21 · 46.8GALAX (CITY)21 · 51.6Warren20 · 52.7Franklin City20 · 49.8Norton County20 · 51.9Radford20 · 49.4Fauquier19 · 55.5Greensville County19 · 52.9Albemarle18 · 50.8Greene18 · 51.2Northampton County18 · 51.8Brunswick County17 · 53.6Orange County17 · 57.0Fredericksburg County17 · 54.9Page County16 · 51.0Williamsburg County15 · 55.3Bland County14 · 48.8Grayson County14 · 48.4New Kent14 · 55.8Manassas Park city14 · 64.9Amherst13 · 52.1King George County13 · 52.7Lancaster County13 · 48.1Petersburg13 · 55.3Powhatan12 · 52.6BEDFORD12 · 43.4Bath County11 · 51.7CLARKE11 · 49.3Prince Edward11 · 52.6Sussex11 · 52.7Charlotte County10 · 55.7Southampton10 · 51.3Buckingham County9 · 51.1Fairfax city9 · 65.9Appomattox County8 · 53.6Floyd8 · 50.2King William County8 · 54.0Lunenburg8 · 54.3Essex7 · 46.7Emporia7 · 51.7Louisa County6 · 58.1Madison County6 · 51.3Richmond County6 · 51.4Falls Church city6 · 65.4Charles City County5 · 52.8King and Queen5 · 51.9Nottoway County5 · 53.0Colonial Heights city5 · 58.3Lexington city5 · 53.2

Sites in Virginia counties with fewer than five sites

30 scored sites sit in counties too small for a county page of their own.

Operating datacenters in Virginia

379 operating datacenter facilities in Virginia are on record, the most of any state. Ashburn has the largest cluster (66 facilities). The operators with the most facilities here are Amazon Web Services (121), Digital Realty (28), Quality Technology Services (22). Footprints are recorded for 305 of them, totalling about 88.6 million square feet.

Ashburn (66)

Sterling (43)

Manassas (21)

Sandston (14)

Leesburg (12)

Gainesville (6)

Reston (5)

Dulles (4)

Herndon (4)

Chantilly (3)

Haymarket (3)

McLean (2)

Norfolk (2)

Richmond (2)

Vienna (2)

Ashland (1)

Boydton (1)

Bristow (1)

  • VA 4 · Digital Realty

Culpeper (1)

Virginia Beach (1)

City not recorded (184)

Internet exchange and peering facilities in Virginia

86 peering and colocation facilities in Virginia are listed in PeeringDB. Ashburn has the most (36). The best-connected facility hosts 504 networks; the median facility in the state hosts 2.5 networks.

Ashburn (36)

Manassas (7)

Reston (7)

Herndon (3)

McLean (2)

Norfolk (2)

Sandston (2)

Ashland (1)

Culpeper (1)

Gainesville (1)

Virginia Beach (1)

Virginia datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Virginia?

GridCensus catalogs 5,871 scored datacenter candidate sites in Virginia, with an average DC Readiness score of 52.2/100. That is the 7th-largest inventory of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

How many operating datacenters are in Virginia?

379 operating datacenter facilities in Virginia are on record, the most of any state. Ashburn has the most (66). Amazon Web Services operates the most facilities in the state (121).

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Virginia?

Candidate sites in Virginia average a 5.1-year interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 150 projects. The national average across all scored sites is 4.2-year, and Virginia has the 46th-shortest average wait of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

Which county in Virginia has the most datacenter sites?

Buchanan County has the most scored candidate sites in Virginia (619), followed by Wise County (455) and Dickenson County (257). Among counties with at least 10 sites, Manassas Park city has the highest average DC Readiness (64.9/100).

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Virginia?

Shovel-Ready sites are the most common category in Virginia (1,752 sites, 30% of the inventory), and most sites fall within the PJM grid region.

How many internet exchange facilities are in Virginia?

86 peering and colocation facilities listed in PeeringDB are in Virginia. Ashburn has the most (36). The best-connected one hosts 504 networks.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every scored datacenter site in Virginia, A to Z.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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