operatingAs of 2026-03-26Lifecycle status is not a quality score.
Developer
Multiple
Operator
Multiple
Place
Multiple, Virginia
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia and others
Grid context
PJM
Investment
Multiple company announcements
Power demand
Statewide market; project figures vary
Construction jobs
~59,000 modeled annually, all phases and multipliers
Operating jobs
~15,000 modeled annually, including ~4,400 direct
Cooling approach
Project-specific
Quantified water
Project-specific
Community benefits
Project-specific
Tax incentives
State program with eligibility conditions
Reporting
JLARC and SCC public records
Evidence vintage
History stays visible when scope changes.
An earlier estimate and a later estimate may describe different project scopes, stages, or speakers. The timeline does not silently overwrite either.
2024-12-09operating
JLARC published independent statewide assessment.
2026-03-26expanded or revised
SCC issued current GS-5 order context.
What we do not know
Missing is not zero.
Project-level allocation inside statewide models
Long-run GS-5 outcomes
What kind of number is this?
Open every project claim.
Claims retain sponsor relationship, time status, geography, assumptions, and limitations.
Independent estimate
JLARC modeled about 74,000 data-center-related jobs annually in Virginia: about 59,000 construction-phase and 15,000 operations-phase jobs, including roughly 35,000 direct construction and 4,400 direct operations jobs.
JLARC modeled about 74,000 data-center-related jobs annually in Virginia: about 59,000 construction-phase and 15,000 operations-phase jobs, including roughly 35,000 direct construction and 4,400 direct operations jobs.
Independent estimate
A representative 250,000-square-foot facility may involve about 1,500 workers at construction peak and about 50 full-time workers in ongoing operations.
A representative 250,000-square-foot facility may involve about 1,500 workers at construction peak and about 50 full-time workers in ongoing operations.
Regulatory requirement
Dominion's GS-5 framework applies to qualifying customers at or above 25 MW and includes minimum requirements around 85% of contracted transmission/distribution demand and 60% of generation demand.
Dominion's GS-5 framework applies to qualifying customers at or above 25 MW and includes minimum requirements around 85% of contracted transmission/distribution demand and 60% of generation demand.