Supervisors voted 4-3 to require a special use permit for data centers, so they can no longer be built by right on industrial land. A similar motion had failed on a 3-3 tie in March 2025.

Feb 25, 2026Source

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Spotsylvania 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

When will the Board of Supervisors vote?
How much power and water will it use?
Who is the end user, and how big will it be in megawatts?
Who are the tenants?
Where exactly is the site?
Which of the four campuses have been approved?
Has construction started on any of them?

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4 data center projects in Unincorporated Spotsylvania County

In Unincorporated Spotsylvania County

AWS Crossroads Technology Campus (Lee Hill District)

Hunters Ridge South data center campus (Cosner Drive)

PowerHouse 95 data center campus

Amazon's four Spotsylvania rezonings (about 2,000 acres)

Nearby (within 15 miles)

1500 Gateway data center (Plank Road / Cowan Boulevard)

STACK / Silver Companies campus, Celebrate Virginia South

Local votes and rules

🗺️ Zoning change

What you can do

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⚡ Your electric company

🙋 Open tasks here