2 data center projects in Unincorporated Culpeper County
Who decides here: the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Culpeper County
EdgeCore Culpeper campus (Culpeper Technology Zone)
Culpeper County, Culpeper County
120 acres
🕒 July 2024: EdgeCore bought 120 acres in the Culpeper Technology Zone.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Status unclearBrandy Station data center campus
Culpeper County, Culpeper County
🕒 June 12, 2024: Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Culpeper County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Culpeper County: Rappahannock Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Virginia Electric & Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Virginia.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How many megawatts will it use, and will new power lines be needed?
- Was the application withdrawn or denied by the Board of Supervisors?