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Amazon data center, Warrenton

Approved · The Warrenton Town Council approved Amazon's data center 4-3 in February 2023; a lawsuit by residents and Citizens for Fauquier County has kept it from moving forward, and the town later barred new data centers.

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Status
Approved · as of July 30, 2026
Location
Blackwell Road and Lee Highway, eastern gateway of the Town of Warrenton · Fauquier
Status note
The 2023 special use permit stands but is tied up in court; as of early August 2026 the circuit judge had not ruled on the main suit.
Power
Not reported
No load figure for the site was published in the sources opened.
Developer and team
Amazon Data Services
End user
Amazon Web Services
Utility
Dominion Energy
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. July 30, 2026 In a separate case, Amazon's appeal of a 2025 town finding that it lacks vested rights, a circuit judge denied Citizens for Fauquier County's bids to intervene and to consolidate the three related cases. The judge in the main permit suit had heard final arguments June 15 and not yet ruled. (FauquierNow, Aug. 3, 2026)
  2. June 15, 2026 Judge Stephen Sincavage heard arguments on whether the 2021 zoning amendment behind the permit was void from the start. The town's new attorney sided with many of the plaintiffs' points. No ruling date was set. (FauquierNow, June 16, 2026)
  3. July 8, 2025 The council voted 6-0 to remove data centers as an allowed use in industrial districts; the change did not undo the Amazon permit. (FauquierNow, July 11, 2025)
  4. July 30, 2024 In a related public-records case, the Court of Appeals of Virginia revived the group's suit over withheld town emails about the project. (Rappahannock News (FauquierNow), July 30, 2024)
  5. March 17, 2023 Citizens for Fauquier County and 10 residents sued to overturn the permit; Amazon later joined as a defendant. (FauquierNow, June 16, 2026)
  6. Feb. 14, 2023 After a hearing that ran past 2 a.m., the town council approved the special use permit 4-3. (Piedmont Environmental Council, Feb. 15, 2023)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Building size and power were not given in the sources opened.
  • Three related cases are pending: the 2023 permit challenge, the vested-rights appeal and a third related suit not reviewed here.

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