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Culpeper County, Virginia

Culpeper County, Virginia has 1.6 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 13 records, against 6.9 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 389 MW of planned generation across 4 projects. That is 2.7% of Virginia's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: PJM InterconnectionRefreshed monthly
1.6GW
data centers, planned to operating
13
data center records, not cancelled
2.7%
of Virginia's data center MW
6.9MW
operating generation, 4 oil projects
389MW
planned generation, 4 projects
8
data center developers active here
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Culpeper County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 3 of its 6 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Rappahannock Culpeper 1.6 GW Fauquier 561 MW Orange Spotsylvania 3.1 GW Stafford 1.8 GW Madison
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

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more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Culpeper County's own plants cover 0.4% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 389 MW.

Data centers, planned to operating1.6 GW
Operating generation6.9 MW
Planned generation389 MW

Data centers by status

13 records, 1.6 GW

Operating141.8 MW6 records, 9%
Under construction35.9 MW1 record, 2%
Planned1.4 GW6 records, 89%
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The data center pipeline

8 records list a year online or expected, from 2009 to 2027. The largest expected additions are 331.6 MW listed for 2027. 5 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
0100200300400 Snapshot year 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 44 2021 2023 48 2025 332 2027
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YearRecordsMW
2009111
2010226
201100
201200
201300
201400
2015113
201600
201700
201800
201900
202000
2021144
202200
202300
202400
2025148
202600
20272332
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 8 records with a year; 5 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Culpeper

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 6 of 8.

Stack Infrastructure 600 MW 1 site
RED ACE DATA CENTER XI LLC 300 MW 1 site
DataBank 295.7 MW 1 site
CloudHQ 215 MW 1 site
Amazon 127.9 MW 3 sites
Equinix 49.8 MW 4 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
Stack Infrastructure1600
RED ACE DATA CENTER XI LLC1300
DataBank1296
CloudHQ1215
Amazon3128
Equinix450
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Power generation in the county

4 plants operate inside Culpeper County, 6.9 MW of oil. The queue adds 389 MW across 4 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Culpeper County

OperatingPlanned
SolarPlanned 389 MW 4 projects
OilOperating 6.9 MW 4 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
SolarPlanned4389
OilOperating46.9
Operating: 6.9 MW. Planned: 389 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 395.9 MW against 1.6 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.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150 149 2027 100 2028 140 2029
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20271149
20281100
20292140
No planned project is past its listed year

Culpeper County against its neighbors

Spotsylvania County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 3.1 GW, more than Culpeper County. 1 of the 3 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Spotsylvania County 47
3,149
500
500 6.3x
Stafford County 36
1,809
4
5 517x
Culpeper County this page 13
1,588
7
389 230x
Fauquier County 11
561
1,322
1,962 0.42x

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.

4 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

1 project in Culpeper County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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1
added to a queue, 149 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
0
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 0 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Culpeper County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 1 change.

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County: Culpeper County, VASince June 4, 2026 1 change
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Every record in Culpeper County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 21 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Culpeper County, VAStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 21 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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