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Virginia statewide data-center market

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.

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  1. 2024-12-09operating

    JLARC published independent statewide assessment.

  2. 2026-03-26expanded or revised

    SCC issued current GS-5 order context.

What we do not know

Missing is not zero.

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.

Underlying record

Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review CommissionData Centers in VirginiaInspect →Virginia State Corporation CommissionSCC issues order on Dominion Energy Virginia biennial reviewInspect →Virginia General AssemblyVirginia data center incentive amendmentInspect →Office of the Governor of VirginiaVirginia executive actions on data centersInspect →