2 data center projects in Unincorporated Frederick County
Who decides here: the Frederick County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Frederick County
Virginia Technology Park (Clear Brook)
Frederick County, Frederick County
220 acres
🕒 June 2026: Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial.
Status unclearWinchester Gateway data center campus (Kernstown)
Frederick County, Frederick County
72 acres
🕒 Sept 2, 2026: Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of the permit.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban
On July 8, 2026 supervisors voted unanimously to draft a change that removes data centers from every zoning district, which would make Frederick the first Virginia county to do so. The planning commission recommended it and a supervisors' public hearing was set for September 23, 2026. We could not confirm the final vote.
✋ Turned down
The county planning commission unanimously recommended denial of the Virginia Technology Park, a 220-acre data center site near I-81 Exit 323. The applicant asked to postpone the case indefinitely.
✋ Turned down
The county planning commission unanimously recommended denial of a conditional use permit for Winchester Gateway, a 72-acre data center campus near Route 37. Concerns included power lines, building height, screening and views from Kernstown Battlefield. A supervisors' hearing was set for September 23, 2026; the outcome is not confirmed.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Frederick 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 Frederick County: Shenandoah Valley Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Rappahannock 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Will Equus bring the plan back to the Board of Supervisors?
- How much water will it use?
- Was the application withdrawn before the September 23, 2026 hearing?
- Did the county ban new data centers?