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Data center campus · Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia

Project Tallmadge

Proposed as of Aug. 2026

Takanock's by-right data center campus in the Strasburg Industrial Park near I-81 Exit 296, with on-site gas turbines. A 2026 revision shrank it to two buildings with 120 MW of IT load. Also known as: Takanock Strasburg data center.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area401,790sq ft
Site77.7acres
IT load120MW

Who is behind it

ProjectProject TallmadgeAlso: Takanock Strasburg data center
Developer and teamTakanock
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The project website, last updated in October 2026, puts investment at about $4 billion and construction at Q1 2027 through 2030. It says economic-impact and sound studies are planned for 2026. (Takanock (Project Tallmadge), Oct. 19, 2026)

  2. Takanock's engineer filed a revised site plan. It shows two buildings of 60 MW-IT each and about 401,790 sq ft in total, plus 10 turbines, diesel generators and battery storage. (The Northern Virginia Daily, Aug. 6, 2026)

  3. A packed public forum in Strasburg heard Takanock describe on-site natural-gas power and low water use. Residents raised concerns about water and electricity demand. (The Northern Virginia Daily, June 16, 2026; WHSV, June 16, 2026; WMRA, June 16, 2026)

  4. The Town of Strasburg held an open house and Q&A on the project. (Town of Strasburg, June 2026)

  5. Takanock's first site plan showed two data center buildings of 160 MW-IT each, totaling about 993,000 sq ft. (The Northern Virginia Daily, Aug. 6, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage varies by source: 87 acres (town page), about 80 (WHSV), and 77.682 on the revised site plan.
  • The project website puts construction at Q1 2027 through 2030. A town information sheet reported by WMRA gave Q3 2027 for the start.
  • Takanock says it owns the land. Town staff have described the property as karst.
  • Coordinates are approximate, placed from the town's description of the site near I-81 Exit 296 in the Strasburg Industrial Park.

The full record

Status note
The use is allowed by right on industrial land. Takanock's revised site plan (second submission, July 2026) was awaiting town staff review in August 2026. Gas turbines would need a DEQ air permit.
Power note
The July 2026 revised site plan shows two 60 MW-IT buildings (120 MW IT), down from two 160 MW-IT buildings (320 MW) in the January 2025 plan. Total power demand is not stated.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.