Supervisors unanimously shrank the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District from about 9,700 to 3,500 acres. Most new data centers will now need a special use permit with a public hearing. Projects already filed get a 90-day grace period.

Sept 22, 2026Source

✋ Turned down

Supervisors voted 8-0 to reject a land-use plan change for the Dulles South Innovation Center, a proposed campus of about 43 million square feet of data centers on 1,940 acres of homes and farms near Sanders Lane (Gainesville District).

July 7, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case

Neighbors sued over the county's December 2023 rezoning for the 2,100-acre Prince William Digital Gateway. A judge voided it because the newspaper notices were not spaced far enough apart, and the Court of Appeals agreed on March 31, 2026. The county stopped defending it in April, and QTS dropped its last appeal on July 2, 2026, ending the project.

March 31, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules

Supervisors voted 5-2 to update the noise law so data center cooling systems must meet noise limits around the clock: 73 decibels by day and 68 at night, measured on the 'C' scale that captures low hum. Residents and the county's advisory group had asked for a stricter method.

Oct 2025Source

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What you can do

Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Prince William County.
Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.

📣 Report something here

🔔 Get told first

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Prince William County: Virginia Electric & Power Co. (company) 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.

🙋 Open tasks here

Will the Virginia Supreme Court agree to hear QTS's appeal?
When will construction start, and how many buildings will Amazon build?
Who is the developer and who will use the data center?
When will supervisors vote?
How big would the data center be?
Exactly where is the site, and is it inside the City of Manassas or the county?
Does it need a rezoning or public hearing?
Did the Army Corps of Engineers grant the wetlands permit?
Has construction started?
How many of the four buildings are finished?
Is the building finished and running?
Is the building finished and running?
Will the developer try again?
When will the Planning Commission and supervisors vote?
Who will use the data centers?

How to help →

13 data center projects in Unincorporated Prince William County

In Unincorporated Prince William County

Prince William Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane)

Dulles South Innovation Center (Sanders Lane)

Devlin Technology Park (Bristow)

Data center on Prince William Parkway near Hornbaker Road

Project Industry data center (Wellington Road, Brentsville District)

Yondr and Cerberus 72 MW campus (Manassas area)

LHR Gainesville data center campus (Linton Hall Road, Bristow)

NTT Grove at Gainesville campus (I-66 and U.S. 29)

STACK Bristow Campus (Linton Hall and Nokesville roads)

Microsoft data center on Hansen Farm Road

Microsoft data center on Jacksonville Avenue

Quantico Ridge data center plan (Dumfries Road, near Prince William Forest Park)

Gardner Property data centers (former Hillwood campground, Gainesville)

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Starwood Word of Grace data center (Renaissance Tech Park, Herndon area)

Serverfarm data center at 7980-7990 Quantum Drive (Tysons)

Starwood data center on county police training land (3721 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly)

Plaza 500 data center (Edsall Road, Bren Mar)

Local votes and rules

🗺️ Zoning change