Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Virginia
Virginia has 28 brownfield datacenter candidate sites. Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
28
Brownfield sites
64.6/100
Avg score (top 25)
Virginia
State
Brownfield
Type
Top brownfield sites in Virginia
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmeade Power Station | Brownfield | Richmond | gas | — | 330 MW | — | 77.5 |
| Chesapeake | Brownfield | Portsmouth | coal | — | 761 MW | — | 76.2 |
| Marsh Run Generation Facility | Brownfield | Fauquier | gas | — | 196 MW | — | 72.4 |
| Possum Point | Brownfield | Stafford County | oil | — | 1,373 MW | 3.1 yrs | 71.0 |
| Dickerson | Brownfield | Loudoun | coal | — | 588 MW | — | 70.9 |
| Multitrade of Pittsylvania LP | Brownfield | Campbell | biomass | — | 90 MW | — | 70.8 |
| Dominion/Lo Mar | Brownfield | Manassas | oil | — | 5 MW | — | 70.4 |
| Wheelabrator Portsmouth | Brownfield | Portsmouth | waste | — | 60 MW | — | 70.4 |
| Clinch River | Brownfield | Russell | coal | — | 238 MW | — | 68.9 |
| Yorktown | Brownfield | York County | gas | — | 1,257 MW | 3.1 yrs | 67.4 |
| Bristol Demolition Landfill | Brownfield | Bristol | landfill | — | 0 MW | — | 65.1 |
| Bedford Solar Farm | Brownfield | Bedford | landfill | — | 3 MW | — | 64.7 |
| Marine Corps Combat Development Command | Brownfield | Stafford | superfund | — | 0 MW | — | 63.7 |
| Dickerson Power | Brownfield | Loudoun County | oil | — | 19 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| Church Street Plant | Brownfield | Manassas city | oil | — | 3 MW | 3.1 yrs | 62.5 |
| Stone Brewing Company | Brownfield | Richmond | power_plant | — | — | — | 62.2 |
| Harrisonburg Power Plant | Brownfield | Harrisonburg city | gas | — | 3 MW | 3.1 yrs | 60.5 |
| Covington Facility | Brownfield | Alleghany County | coal | — | 27 MW | 3.1 yrs | 60.5 |
| Elkton | Brownfield | Greene County | gas | — | 1 MW | 3.1 yrs | 59.7 |
| Maple Street Substation | Brownfield | Martinsville | brownfield | — | 9 MW | — | 57.9 |
| Salem VA Medical Center Solar | Brownfield | Salem | landfill | — | 2 MW | — | 56.7 |
| International Paper Franklin Mill | Brownfield | Franklin city | biomass | — | 110 MW | 3.1 yrs | 55.8 |
| Danville New Design Plant | Brownfield | Danville city | oil | — | 2 MW | 3.1 yrs | 55.7 |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | Brownfield | Radford city | gas | — | 6 MW | 3.1 yrs | 55.3 |
| Mineral Gap Data Center | Brownfield | Wise | mine | — | 3 MW | — | 55.2 |
- How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Virginia?
- GridCensus catalogs 28 brownfield datacenter candidate sites in Virginia.
- What is a brownfield datacenter site?
- Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
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