3 data center projects in Unincorporated Fauquier County
Who decides here: the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Fauquier County
Remington Technology Park (Lucky Hill Road)
Fauquier County, Fauquier County
234 acres
π March 2018: County rezoned 234 acres for up to six data centers.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledGigaland data center (Remington)
Fauquier County, Fauquier County
π Aug 17, 2026: Developer withdrew again before the September hearing.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledConvergent Technology Park (south of Remington)
Fauquier County, Fauquier County
100 acres
π Aug 27, 2026: Developer withdrew the rezoning.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
β Approved
Supervisors voted to let Remington Technology Park, a six-building data center project in Remington, power itself with an on-site plant of 488 natural gas fuel cells instead of 13 gas turbines.
β Turned down
The county planning commission voted 4-1 to recommend denial of 'Gigaland', a seven-building, 2.2-million-square-foot data center campus in Remington. The developers later withdrew the application, cancelling a September 11, 2025 supervisors' hearing, and said they would file a new one.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Fauquier County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Fauquier County: Virginia Electric & Power Co. (company) or Rappahannock Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Northern Virginia Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Virginia.
π Open tasks here
- Has building construction started?
- Who will use it?
- Will the developer file a third time?