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Data centers in Frederick County, Virginia: a source-linked guide
2 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
- 2 (2 denied / withdrawn / canceled)
- Dated records
- 4 (3 Board of Supervisors; 1 Election)
- Official-source records
- 0 of 4
- Last verified
- 2026-11-02
Projects in Frederick County
Winchester Gateway data center campus
Conditional use permit denied unanimously (Oct 28, 2026)
- Developer (as stated)
- Winchester Gateway LLC (applicant)
- Location
- Kernstown
- Size (as stated)
- 72 acres at Apple Valley and Middle roads (Back Creek District): three data center buildings, an electrical substation and an unspecified number of Tier IV diesel generators (Winchester Star via NVDaily)
- Sources
- 2 linked (News report) · last verified 2026-11-02
- 2024 land rezoned from Rural Areas to M1 with data centers a possible use
- 2025 county changed data centers from by-right to conditional in M1 and the owner applied for a CUP in spring
- Sep 2026 Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial
Virginia Technology Park data center campus
Application withdrawn before the Oct 28, 2026 hearing (letter dated Oct 23)
- Developer (as stated)
- Equus Capital Partners Ltd. (applicant, per Winchester Star)
- Location
- Clear Brook
- Size (as stated)
- 220 acres (NVDaily Oct 26, Winchester Gazette Sep 25) or 244 acres (Winchester Star, Oct 29); sources differ
- Sources
- 3 linked (News report) · last verified 2026-11-02
- Jun 3 2026 Planning Commission recommended denial
- Sep 23 2026 Board grandfathered the pending application with a hearing deadline of Oct 28 (moved up from as late as May 7, 2027, per the applicant)
- Oct 23 2026 the applicant wrote that it lacked time to revise the application
Timeline of dated records
Upcoming: Nov 3 special elections for three Board of Supervisors seats. NVDaily reports that all four independent challengers have run on anti-data center platforms and that the three incumbents said they would not state positions until they voted on the pending applications (NVDaily, Oct 26).
Source: nvdaily.com ↗Board unanimously denied the conditional use permit for the 72-acre Winchester Gateway data center campus in Kernstown; the Virginia Technology Park applicant, Equus Capital Partners, had withdrawn its application the week before (Winchester Star via NVDaily).
Source: nvdaily.com ↗Virginia Technology Park application withdrawn from the Oct 28 Board agenda; the Planning Director said the application 'ceases to exist'. The applicant's Oct 23 letter said the main reason was a lack of time to revise the application after the hearing date was moved up (NVDaily).
Source: nvdaily.com ↗Board voted 6-1 (Supervisor Oates opposed) to remove data centers as a permitted or conditional use in the TM, M1, M2 and B3 zoning districts, which the Winchester Gazette described as making Frederick the first of Virginia's 133 localities to bar the use outright. The Board also unanimously grandfathered two pending applications (Virginia Technology Park and Winchester Gateway) if heard by Oct 28.
Source: thewinchestergazette.com ↗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 Frederick County have on record?
Virginia Data Center Watch tracks 2 projects in Frederick County (2 denied / withdrawn / canceled) 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 Frederick County?
2026-11-03: Upcoming: Nov 3 special elections for three Board of Supervisors seats. Source: nvdaily.com.
Where do the Frederick County records come from?
0 of 4 records link to a government source. Source sites used for Frederick County: nvdaily.com, thewinchestergazette.com. Each record shows its own label (official record, company claim, news report or third-party tracker).
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