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Data center project · Stafford, Virginia

Accokeek Center data center campus

Approved · Stafford supervisors voted 4-3 to approve a 590,000 sq ft data center campus on 121 acres that does not fully meet the county's new 750-foot setback.

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Status
Approved · as of Oct. 7, 2026
Location
Between Interstate 95 and U.S. 1, Falmouth District · Stafford
Power
122 MW
Load requested for the campus, as presented by county staff; Dominion had issued no load letter.
Floor area
590,000 sq ft
Land
121 acres
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 7, 2026 After a hearing that ran past 1 a.m., the board approved the project 4-3, using a provision that lets setbacks shrink when impacts are mitigated. (Fredericksburg Free Press, Oct. 8, 2026)
  2. Aug. 26, 2026 At a planning commission hearing that began Aug. 26 and ran past midnight, county staff said the campus would request 122 MW through one on-site substation and that Dominion had not issued a load letter; the commission recommended approval 4-3. (Potomac Local News, Sept. 1, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The developer's attorney projected $13.5 million a year in county taxes; a supervisor questioned the figure. The developer is not named in the source opened.

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