Brandy Station data center campus
A developer proposed a 4.6 million-square-foot data center campus less than a mile from Fleetwood Hill and Culpeper Battlefields State Park. It would need three substations and at least two miles of new power lines. The Planning Commission voted unanimously in June 2024 to recommend denial.
Where things stand: Planning Commission recommended denial in June 2024. A news headline says it was later withdrawn, but we could not read that story.
🕒 Latest update (June 12, 2024): Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial.
What we know
- 📍 WhereBrandy Station, near Fleetwood Hill, Culpeper County, Culpeper County
- 🏢 CompanyCulpeper Acquisitions LLC
- 🗼 New power linesYes
❓ Still unanswered
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- Was the application withdrawn or denied by the Board of Supervisors? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 12, 2024Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Supervisors now require a conditional use permit (with a public hearing) for all new data centers on industrial land outside the Culpeper Tech Zone. Before, they were allowed there by right.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Update on Data Centers in Culpeper · Piedmont Environmental Council · June 24, 2024
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