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Data center project · Chesterfield, Virginia

Google Chesterfield campus (Project Peanut)

Under construction · Google is building three data center buildings of about 285,000 sq ft each on land it bought from the county EDA in 2020; the site was already zoned for the use. Also known as: Project Peanut.

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Status
Under construction · as of Aug. 26, 2026
Location
2700 Bermuda Hundred Road, next to Meadowville Technology Park · Chesterfield
Status note
Construction began in 2026; the first building is expected to open in late 2027 and the campus to be finished in 2028.
Power
Not reported
Google has not disclosed megawatt capacity for any of its Chesterfield campuses.
Floor area
856,000 sq ft
Land
307 acres
Investment
Part of the $9 billion Google plans across its three Chesterfield campuses (county figure)
Developer and team
Google (through Peanut LLC)
End user
Google
Utility
Dominion Energy
Water
Chesterfield puts maximum water use for all three Google campuses at 8.6 million gallons a day.
Incentives
Chesterfield supervisors in 2020 approved an agreement freezing the data center equipment tax rate at 24 cents per $100 for 30 years once the site operates.
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. Aug. 26, 2026 County officials said construction was under way, with the first building due in late 2027. (Richmond BizSense, Aug. 27, 2026)
  2. Nov. 2025 Google filed a site plan for three buildings totaling about 856,000 sq ft. (Richmond BizSense, Nov. 11, 2025)
  3. Aug. 27, 2025 Google announced the project with the governor as part of a $9 billion Virginia investment. (Richmond BizSense, Aug. 28, 2025)
  4. 2020 A then-unidentified buyer, Peanut LLC, bought the site from the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority for $18.1 million. (Richmond BizSense, Aug. 28, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Power capacity has not been disclosed.

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