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Caroline County, Virginia

Caroline County, Virginia has 1.7 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 22 records, against 892.5 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 2.2 GW of planned generation across 12 projects, 1 of them past its listed in-service date.

Data as of Grid region: PJM InterconnectionRefreshed monthly
1.7GW
data centers, planned to operating
22
data center records, not cancelled
2.9%
of Virginia's data center MW
892.5MW
operating generation, 5 natural gas projects
2.2GW
planned generation, 12 projects
11
data center developers active here
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Caroline County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 6 of its 7 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

King George 2.4 GW King William no data centers Caroline 1.7 GW King and Queen no data centers Hanover 4.2 GW Spotsylvania 3.1 GW Stafford 1.8 GW Essex
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
1.9times

more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Caroline County's own plants cover 53.4% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 2.2 GW.

Data centers, planned to operating1.7 GW
Operating generation892.5 MW
Planned generation2.2 GW

Data centers by status

22 records, 1.7 GW

Under construction770 MW11 records, 46%
Planned900 MW11 records, 54%
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The data center pipeline

11 records list a year online or expected, from 2027 to 2027. The largest expected additions are 770 MW listed for 2027. 11 records list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
0200400600800 770 2027
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YearRecordsMW
202711770
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 11 records with a year; 11 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Caroline

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 6 of 11.

CleanArc Data Centers 900 MW 1 site
Amazon 770 MW 11 sites
AIRLEE DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 MW 1 site
GOOD EARTH HORTICULTURE INC 0 MW 1 site
Mattan Ladysmith, LLC 0 MW 1 site
Mid Atlantic State Fund, LLC 0 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
CleanArc Data Centers1900
Amazon11770
AIRLEE DEVELOPMENT LLC10
GOOD EARTH HORTICULTURE INC10
Mattan Ladysmith, LLC10
Mid Atlantic State Fund, LLC10
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Power generation in the county

5 plants operate inside Caroline County, 892.5 MW of natural gas. The queue adds 2.2 GW across 12 projects, and one of them is past its listed in-service date.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Caroline County

OperatingPlanned
Natural GasOperating 892.5 MW 5 projects
Natural GasPlanned 2 GW 10 projects
Battery StoragePlanned 150 MW 1 project
SolarPlanned 120 MW 1 project
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Natural GasOperating5892.5
Natural GasPlanned101,976
Battery StoragePlanned1150
SolarPlanned1120
Operating: 892.5 MW. Planned: 2.2 GW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 3.1 GW against 1.7 GW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due. 5 planned projects list no date and are left out.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0200400600 Snapshot year 150 2023 2024 2025 2026 380 2027 519 2028 209 2029
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20231150
202400
202500
202600
20272380
20283519
20291209
1 project, 150 MW, was due before 2026

Caroline County against its neighbors

Hanover County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 4.2 GW, more than Caroline County. 2 of the 6 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Hanover County 5
4,200
1,343
1,682 3.1x
Spotsylvania County 47
3,149
500
500 6.3x
King George County 11
2,350
13
334 178x
Stafford County 36
1,809
4
5 517x
Caroline County this page 22
1,670
893
2,246 1.9x
King William County 0
0
131
149 0x
King and Queen County 0
0
11
939 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

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What changed since June 4, 2026

7 projects in Caroline County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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added to a queue, 0 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
7
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 1.1 GW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Caroline County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 7 changes.

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County: Caroline County, VASince June 4, 2026 7 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Caroline County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 39 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Caroline County, VAStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 39 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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