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Reading every locality and project page is free, always. Founding plans fund the work and are open now.
In short: Community: free; Neighbor: $4/month or $36/year; Community Group: $10/month or $100/year; Pro: $49/month or $490/year; Lead Intel: $179/month or $1,490/year. Every locality and project page is free. Paid founding plans add same-day alerts and exports as they are built. Neighbor and Community Group and Pro and Lead Intel start with 30 days free (cancel anytime during the trial and you won't be charged). Prices exclude applicable taxes, calculated at checkout. Checkout is by Stripe.
Founding-member offer
Use code VAFOUNDER at checkout for 50% off for 12 months on any Virginia Data Center Watch plan (first 100 redemptions; applies to Virginia plans only). Enter it in the "Add promotion code" box in Stripe Checkout.
Community
Every Virginian
$0
Free forever
Free forever. No account needed to read.
- Every locality and project page, with sources
- Basic search of projects and records
- Weekly digest every Friday, for 1 locality (when signups open)
- Upcoming hearings and deadlines we have verified
Neighbor
Residents, landowners, realtors
$4/mo
or $36/yr (save 25%)
30 days free, cancel anytime. Card required; you're not charged if you cancel during the trial.
Founding plan: alerts for the places you live and work.
- Everything in Community
- Same-day alerts for up to 5 localities
- Board and council agenda items, DEQ air permits, SCC filings
- Full meeting and permit archive, saved searches
Community Group
Neighborhood associations, 501(c)s, volunteer and faith groups
$10/mo
or $100/yr (save 17%)
30 days free, cancel anytime. Card required; you're not charged if you cancel during the trial.
Founding plan: up to 10 seats. Free for small nonprofits and public libraries.
- Neighbor features for up to 10 people
- Shared watchlist
- 1 CSV export per month
Pro
Journalists, officials and EDCs, attorneys, realtors
$49/mo
or $490/yr (save 17%)
30 days free, cancel anytime. Card required; you're not charged if you cancel during the trial.
Founding plan: statewide research and exports. 50% off for nonprofit newsrooms.
- Statewide search and unlimited alerts
- Document library: permits, dockets, ordinances
- Unlimited CSV export
- Citation-ready source lists
Lead Intel
Utilities, contractors, vendors, sales teams, investors
$179/mo
or $1,490/yr (save 31%)
30 days free, cancel anytime. Card required; you're not charged if you cancel during the trial.
Founding plan: early signals before projects are announced. 3 seats.
- Rezonings, special use permits, generator air permits
- Large-load and substation filings
- Developer and EPC fields, weekly Virginia lead report
- CRM-ready exports
Free weekly digest
Email digest: not open yet
The free weekly email digest is not accepting signups yet, and we collect no email addresses on this site. Every locality and project page is free to read now.
Want it same-day? Neighbor, $4/mo.
What you can count on
- Every fact links to its public sourceBoard and council records, state permits and rules, company statements and news, each labeled. 67 of 99 records link straight to a government source.
- Cancel anytime from your accountPaid plans are managed in the customer portal.
- Free to read, no account neededEvery locality and project page is free. The free weekly digest, when it opens, needs only an email address.
- IndependentIndependent. Not affiliated with Data Center Watch or 10a Labs. Payment never buys coverage. Our promise.
Frequently asked questions
What's free?
Every locality and project page, search, and (once signups open) a free weekly email digest every Friday, with the locality you choose first. Sign up with just an email address.
Are paid plans available?
Yes, as founding plans: Neighbor ($4/mo or $36/yr), Community Group, Pro and Lead Intel, each with a 30-day free trial. We are building the Virginia alert service now and will email founding members as each feature starts; cancel any time before the first payment and you are not charged. Use code VAFOUNDER at checkout for 50% off for 12 months (first 100 uses).
Is the weekly digest live?
Not yet. The site has no free signup form open and collects no email addresses for the digest while it is closed. Paid plans are bought through Stripe Checkout.
Where does the information come from?
Public records: Board of Supervisors and City Council agendas and minutes, DEQ air permits, SCC dockets, the Virginia Register of Regulations and General Assembly records, federal notices, plus company announcements and news reports. Every fact links to its source and is labeled by source type.
Is this affiliated with Data Center Watch or 10a Labs?
No. Virginia Data Center Watch is an independent publication and is not affiliated with Data Center Watch or 10a Labs.
Is this connected to Texas Data Center Watch?
A sister site of Texas Data Center Watch.
Do you sell my email address?
No. We don't sell subscriber contact information, and every newsletter and marketing email includes an unsubscribe link.
Does paying change what you publish?
No. Paying customers get alerts, tools and exports, never influence over coverage.