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Data centers in Caroline County, Virginia: a source-linked guide
3 projects · 4 dated records · last verified 2026-11-02. Built only from records we have opened; every fact links to its source.
At a glance
- Projects tracked
- 3 (3 proposed / announced)
- Dated records
- 4 (2 Board of Supervisors; 1 DEQ air permit; 1 County planning)
- Official-source records
- 3 of 4
- Last verified
- 2026-11-02
Projects in Caroline County
Thornberry Data Center Campus (RZ-03-2025)
Rezoning application pending; no hearing date set (county page)
- Developer (as stated)
- Thornberry, LLC (owner/applicant)
- Size (as stated)
- Rezone 657 acres of a 1,001.5-acre parcel at 23202 Carneal Lane to Planned Innovation, Research and Technology district (county page)
- Sources
- 1 linked (Official record) · last verified 2026-11-02
- County page lists the application as complete and forwarded for review
- hearing date not determined
ADP Ladysmith Data Hub (RZ-02-2025 / SPEX-06-2025)
Rezoning and special exception pending; no hearing date set (county page)
- Developer (as stated)
- ADP Ladysmith Data Hub, LLC (applicant); Good Earth Horticulture, Inc. (owner)
- Location
- Ladysmith area
- Size (as stated)
- 140.38 acres at 18577 Green Road, west of I-95; rezone to Planned Innovation, Research and Technology district plus a special exception for a data center campus (county page)
- Sources
- 1 linked (Official record) · last verified 2026-11-02
- County page lists the applications as complete and forwarded for review
- hearing date not determined
Bull Church Data Center (RZ-04-2024)
Rezoning application in technical review; no hearing date set (county page)
- Developer (as stated)
- NRD Retail, LLC (applicant); Mid Atlantic State Fund, LLC (owner)
- Location
- Ladysmith area
- Size (as stated)
- Rezone one parcel on Bull Church Road near the Ladysmith interchange from Rural Preservation to M-1 Industrial for a data center and supporting uses (county page)
- Sources
- 1 linked (Official record) · last verified 2026-11-02
- County page: in technical review
- hearing date not determined
Timeline of dated records
Board voted 4-2 to rezone about 916 acres for the Carmel Technology and Enterprise Center (Luck Stone, RZ-06-2024). The revised proffers prohibit data centers, per the Planning Commission item text. Not a data center project; listed because a large Reedy Church tract was rezoned with data centers excluded.
Source: fredericksburgfreepress.com ↗DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74341-1 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-07-02 to Clean Arc Data Centers - VA-1 Campus in Caroline County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.
Source: deq.virginia.gov ↗Board agenda listed a performance agreement between Caroline County, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and Amazon Data Services, Inc. under the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Program (consent agenda item G), and a special exception request SPEX-08-2025 (SAC III Acquisition Co., 95.4 acres, phased data center campus) deferred at the applicant's request. [Unverified: the vote outcome on the consent item was not found.]
Source: co.caroline.va.us ↗How we sourced this page
Virginia localities control data center siting mainly through zoning, so Board of Supervisors and City Council records are the main local decisions; DEQ permits and SCC dockets cover air emissions and power. Official sources are preferred over news, and company claims are attributed. Full methodology.
Frequently asked questions
How many data center projects does Caroline County have on record?
Virginia Data Center Watch tracks 3 projects in Caroline County (3 proposed / announced) and 4 dated public records, last verified 2026-11-02. Coverage is partial and a project missing here is not a statement that none exists.
What was the most recent recorded action in Caroline County?
2026-09-22: Board voted 4-2 to rezone about 916 acres for the Carmel Technology and Enterprise Center (Luck Stone, RZ-06-2024). Source: fredericksburgfreepress.com.
Where do the Caroline County records come from?
3 of 4 records link to a government source. Source sites used for Caroline County: co.caroline.va.us, deq.virginia.gov, fredericksburgfreepress.com. Each record shows its own label (official record, company claim, news report or third-party tracker).
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