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Data centers in Spotsylvania County, Virginia: a source-linked guide
1 project · 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
- 1 (1 proposed / announced)
- Dated records
- 4 (2 DEQ air permit; 1 Board of Supervisors; 1 Federal filing)
- Official-source records
- 3 of 4
- Last verified
- 2026-11-02
Projects in Spotsylvania County
Amazon Tech Park (west of Massaponax Church Road)
Phase II federal permit application noticed (Jan 6, 2025); outcome not verified
- Developer (as stated)
- Amazon Data Services, Inc.
- Size (as stated)
- Phase II: 322.05 acres, five data center buildings totaling about 1.3 million sq ft, a water treatment facility and a substation pad; campus purpose stated as at least 450 MW by 2029 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice)
- Sources
- 2 linked (Official record) · last verified 2026-11-02
- Phase I was previously permitted under Corps/VDEQ permits
- Jan 6 2025 Corps public notice NAO-2023-01952 for Phase II, comments due Feb 5 2025
- Jun 1 2026 and Mar 26 2026 DEQ issued air permits to Amazon Data Services sites IAD450 (Cosner Tech Campus) and IAD-870 in Spotsylvania County (DEQ)
Timeline of dated records
DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74288-2 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-06-01 to Amazon Data Services Inc. IAD450 Cosner Tech Campus in Spotsylvania County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.
Source: deq.virginia.gov ↗DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74329-2 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-03-26 to Amazon Data Services IAD-870 in Spotsylvania County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.
Source: deq.virginia.gov ↗Board voted 4-3 to require a special use permit for data centers; about two months earlier the Board had voted 4-3 to approve design standards and leave data centers by-right in industrial zones (Fredericksburg Free Press).
Source: fredericksburgfreepress.com ↗U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District public notice NAO-2023-01952: Amazon Data Services applied for permits for Phase II of a data center campus west of Massaponax Church Road (322.05 acres; five buildings, about 1.3 million sq ft; at least 450 MW by 2029). Comments due Feb 5, 2025. [The permit decision was not found.]
Source: nao.usace.army.mil ↗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 Spotsylvania County have on record?
Virginia Data Center Watch tracks 1 project in Spotsylvania County (1 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 Spotsylvania County?
2026-06-01: DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74288-2 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-06-01 to Amazon Data Services Inc. Source: deq.virginia.gov.
Where do the Spotsylvania County records come from?
3 of 4 records link to a government source. Source sites used for Spotsylvania County: deq.virginia.gov, fredericksburgfreepress.com, nao.usace.army.mil. Each record shows its own label (official record, company claim, news report or third-party tracker).
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