Data centers in Prince William County, Virginia

Upcoming deadline: under Sec. 32-509.03(2)(e) of Ordinance 26-67, the fifth eligibility criterion requires pending rezonings, special use permits, proffer amendments, substation reviews and site plans to be accepted within 90 days after adoption. Dec 21, 2026 is our calculation (Sept 22 plus 90 days); the county page states '90 days following ordinance adoption'. Confirm the exact date in the ordinance.

Upcoming deadline: under Sec. 32-509.03(2)(e) of Ordinance 26-67, the fifth eligibility criterion requires pending rezonings, special use permits, proffer amendments, substation reviews and site plans to be accepted within 90 days after adoption. Dec 21, 2026 is our calculation (Sept 22 plus 90 days); the county page states '90 days following ordinance adoption'. Confirm the exact date in the ordinance.

Residents announced a petition asking the Board to defer data center applications that need discretionary approval (special use permits, rezonings, comprehensive plan amendments) for 12 months; it would not apply to by-right projects. The petition asks for time to update design standards and increase setbacks from homes, schools, parks and religious institutions (InsideNoVa, Oct 31). This is a petition by residents, not a Board action.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74118-4 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-10-26 to Cashvad Ventures LLC in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

Dominion Energy filed a 36-page suit in Prince William Circuit Court challenging the Board's denial of the Vint Hill substation permit as unlawful; it says the project is needed for regional grid reliability and load growth including data centers. The county told WTOP it does not comment on active litigation (WTOP, Oct 23).

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74342-2 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-09-29 to Amazon Data Services Inc IAD-110/111/112/113 in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

Board unanimously denied Dominion Energy's special use permit for the Vint Hill substation expansion (500 kV equipment, gas-insulated technology), citing proximity to homes and schools and transparency concerns (Prince William Times; WTOP).

Board adopted DPA2026-00006 (Ordinance 26-67) restructuring the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District. Five eligibility pathways let properties already in the overlay remain; the overlay is closed to expansion; new data center proposals outside it in listed zoning districts must obtain a Special Use Permit (county planning office page).

The Board's 8-0 vote cut the overlay from 9,698 acres to 3,654 acres, about 62%, per a Planning Commission report cited by Bisnow; a motion to shorten the 90-day grace period to zero failed 5-3.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74349-1 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-07-29 to Amazon Data Services Inc IAD-264 in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74241-4 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-07-29 to Gainesville Crossing Data Campus - GCDC in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

Board voted 8-0 to deny a comprehensive plan amendment that would have enabled the roughly 1,940-acre, 43 million sq ft Dulles South Innovation Center (Dulles Cloud South) data center campus; staff had recommended denial because the site is outside the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (InsideNoVa via WTOP). This was a comprehensive plan amendment, not a rezoning.

Notice of Withdrawal of Petition for Appeal filed Jul 2, 2026 in the Supreme Court of Virginia, Record No. 260396 (GW Acquisition Co., LLC and GW Acquisition Co. I, LLC v. Oak Valley Homeowners Association, Inc., et al.), from Court of Appeals Record Nos. 1584-25-4, 1590-25-4 and 1592-25-4. The PDF is hosted on an opponents' website (protectpwc.org); it is the court filing itself.

QTS withdrew its legal challenge at the Virginia Supreme Court and said it had terminated the Digital Gateway project and withdrawn related filings (InsideNoVa via WTOP).

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74262-4 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-06-24 to Digital Third Second Manassas, LLC & Digital Carver Brickyard, LLC in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

Board adopted Resolution 26-374 initiating a zoning text amendment to the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD) and related map amendments, directing staff to prioritize it with a target of Board action in Sept 2026 (text of Ordinance 26-67 recitals).

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74112-5 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-04-18 to Iron Mountain Information Management LLC in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74260-2 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-04-03 to NTT Global Data Centers VA10 LLC in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a Circuit Court ruling (Aug 2025) that the PW Digital Gateway rezonings were void because of improper public notice (InsideNoVa via WTOP).

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74171-4 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-03-30 to Amazon Data Services (IAD-130, IAD-131, IAD-313 and DCA-072) in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74161-5 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-03-26 to QTS Investment Properties Manassas LLC in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 74333-1 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-03-26 to Amazon Data Services Inc IAD-45 in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.

DEQ's list of issued air permits for data centers shows registration 73741-23 (Article 6 - mNSR) issued 2026-01-20 to Amazon Data Services, Inc. IAD-7 IAD-11 IAD-24 in Prince William County. The list gives no project size or status; the entry says nothing about whether the facility is built.