Data center site selection: Virginia, Carolinas, Ohio

33 listings

Candidate parcels, substations, fiber meet-me points and existing campuses, shaded by state incentive score. Sample data. Every developer, campus and carrier shown is invented.

• Beaumeade Ridge Parcel

  21000 Atlantic Blvd, Sterling, VA 20166, USA

  Under contract · Available MW 150

  62-acre assemblage zoned for data center use, two roads in. Power study shows 150 MW deliverable in 30 months, but the second 150 MW waits on a new 230 kV line.

• Sycolin Creek Pad

  Sycolin Rd SE, Leesburg, VA 20175, USA

  Pursued · Available MW 90

  Flat 41-acre pad next to the airport buffer zone. Strong fiber on the road, but the nearest substation is already spoken for until 2028.

• Godwin Drive Lot 4

  9500 Godwin Dr, Manassas, VA 20110, USA

  Option · Available MW 60

  Industrial-park lot with the buildings already cleared. Water is a 12 inch main at the lot line; the town wants a cooling plan before it will sign a letter.

• Brandy Station Tract

  Brandy Rd, Culpeper, VA, USA

  Pursued · Available MW 300

  118 acres of cleared farmland off Route 29 with a high-voltage corridor across the north edge. Cheapest land per acre on the shortlist, one carrier on site so far.

• White Oak Block C

  5900 Technology Blvd, Sandston, VA 23150, USA

  Under contract · Available MW 120

  Fits 55 acres inside an established technology park, with reclaimed water piped to the park. The Henrico incentive package is the best we have seen in Virginia.

• Meadowville South Parcel

  Meadowville Technology Pkwy, Virginia 23836, USA

  Option · Available MW 200

  Rail spur and river access to the east. Power is plentiful on paper, but the interconnection queue is 36 months. Parcel is held under a 9 month option.

• Perimeter Park Lot 12

  2000 Perimeter Park Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA

  Passed · Available MW 40

  Short-fiber option 4 miles from the research park. Only 24 acres, so a single 40 MW building, with water from the county line.

• Steele Creek Industrial Tract

  11000 Westinghouse Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28278, USA

  Under contract · Available MW 180

  73 acres by the airport freight loop. Two substations within two miles; the owner will sell only with a 12 month closing window.

• Apex West Parcel

  Apex Peakway, Apex, NC 27502, USA

  Option · Available MW 75

  Flat site in a town that has not seen a campus before: the planning board hearing is the real schedule risk. Well water would need a state permit.

• Walton Parkway West Site

  7000 Walton Pkwy, New Albany, OH 43054, USA

  Under contract · Available MW 200

  Corner site in the business park with shovel-ready utilities. Tax abatement is negotiated up front, and the utility has penciled 200 MW by 2029.

• Blazer Parkway Parcel

  7500 Blazer Pkwy, Dublin, OH 43017, USA

  Pursued · Available MW 70

  Redevelopment of an old office campus: 33 acres, shell buildings can be reused for a first 30 MW phase. City supports reclaimed water for cooling.

• Parkway Lane Industrial Site

  3800 Parkway Ln, Hilliard, OH 43026, USA

  Passed · Available MW 40

  Brownfield cleared in 2022 with remediation signed off. Limited by 40 MW of headroom, but fastest permit path of any parcel in Ohio.

• Neubrecht Road Farm

  Neubrecht Rd, Lima, OH 45801, USA

  Pursued · Available MW 250

  Rural 160 acre block west of town with room for a three-building campus. Needs a new substation to move past 50 MW, and has no municipal water.

• Ashburn North 230 kV Substation

  Loudoun County Pkwy & Waxpool Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA

  Available MW 60

  Switching station on the east side of Loudoun County Pkwy near Waxpool Rd. Our shared view of how much headroom the utility will confirm.

• Sterling Junction Substation

  Atlantic & Magnolia, Sterling, VA 20166, USA

  Available MW 25

  Site description only: a fenced yard behind the industrial row off Atlantic Blvd. Feeds the Beaumeade parcels; transformer upgrade due in 2028.

• Culpeper Corridor Substation

  Brandy Rd & James Madison Hwy, Culpeper, VA 22701, USA

  Available MW 180

  Where the northern high-voltage corridor meets Route 29. A study to add a second transformer is underway.

• Sandston Bulk Station

  Technology Blvd, Virginia 23150, USA

  Available MW 110

  Bulk power station beside the technology park gate, with two 230 kV feeds. Headroom is shared with the neighboring industrial users.

• Steele Creek 230 kV Switchyard

  Steele Creek Rd & Westinghouse Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273, USA

  Available MW 150

  Open-air switchyard a half mile from the airport freight loop. Two lines in, one reserved for the existing customer.

• New Albany West Substation

  8000 Walton Pkwy #200, New Albany, OH 43054, USA

  Available MW 130

  Substation at the edge of the business park. Utility has committed to a 345 kV tap if a customer signs for 150 MW or more.

• Lima South Station

  E Bluelick Rd, Lima, OH 45801, USA

  Available MW 20

  Rural station on Bluelick Rd serving farm and refinery loads. Little spare capacity today; this is why Neubrecht Road needs new build.

• Ashburn Meet-Me Point

  Ashburn Village Blvd & Waxpool Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA

  Carrier-neutral meet-me hub on Waxpool Rd with the densest cross-connect options in the region. Parcels within 6 miles qualify for low-latency routes.

• Richmond Metro Hub

  N 7th St & E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA

  Downtown carrier hotel at Broad and 7th. Backhaul to Sandston and Chester is by two diverse paths.

• Raleigh Exchange Point

  Fayetteville St & W Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA

  Meet-me room above Fayetteville Street; reaches the research park in under a millisecond of added delay.

• Charlotte Gateway Hub

  S Tryon St & W 4th St, Charlotte, NC 28281, USA

  Uptown interconnection point on Tryon St with a ring that loops out to the airport corridor and Steele Creek.

• Columbus Interconnect

  E Gay St & N High St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

  Downtown hub with long-haul routes to Chicago and Pittsburgh. Dublin and New Albany tails are lit, Lima is not yet.

• Beaumeade Commons Campus

  44800 Prentice Dr, Sterling, VA 20166, USA

  Existing 6 building campus, fully leased. The utility's loads here set the benchmark we use to size Beaumeade Ridge.

• Dulles Gateway Campus

  22700 Glenn Dr, Sterling, VA 20164, USA

  Older 2 building campus, 40 MW, mostly retail colocation. Still the best proof that Dulles pricing holds above market.

• Godwin Corridor Campus

  10000 Godwin Dr, Manassas, VA 20110, USA

  Single 30 MW building, opened 2024. Reclaimed water connection proves the town will approve a cooling plan.

• Beech Road Campus

  7500 Beech Rd NW, Johnstown, OH 43031, USA

  Three-building campus on 120 acres, anchored by a hyperscale tenant. Shows New Albany can absorb 200 MW or more.

• Airport Freight Campus

  4401 Westinghouse Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273, USA

  35 MW enterprise campus with a 10 year utility agreement. Used as the NC rate comparison.

• Northern Virginia Economic Development Desk

  101 Blue Seal Dr SE, Leesburg, VA 20175, USA

  The utility's large-load desk for Loudoun and Prince William. Ask for a will-serve letter with a delivery date, not a megawatt range.

• Central Virginia Power Planning Office

  suite 1300, 919 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA

  Handles Henrico and Chesterfield requests. The study fee for a 100 MW request is refundable if you sign.

• Central Ohio Economic Development Office

  77 N Front St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

  Single contact for New Albany, Dublin and Hilliard. Will convene the utility and the city in one call.