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Accokeek Center data campus

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Status
Rezoning and substation CUP approved 4-3 (Oct 7, 2026)
Developer / parties
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Location
Stafford County
Size
Two data center buildings, up to two stories, totaling 590,000 sq ft, plus an electrical substation, on about 121 acres west of Richmond Highway (Route 1) in the Falmouth District (county staff report, per Potomac Local)
Reported benefits
The applicant cited $13 million to $15 million a year in revenue; speakers and Supervisor Vanuch said that figure is gross and does not subtract technology-zone rebates or the Amazon performance-agreement refund (Potomac Local). No net figure was presented at the meeting
Concerns / impacts
Setback distances were disputed (399 ft cited by residents vs a 1,350 ft proffered primary-building setback from one parcel line in the staff report); water would come from the county's reuse system (about 10% of which remains uncommitted per utilities staff); staff said the use does not match the future land-use map (Potomac Local). The county rule requires data centers to sit at least 750 ft from homes; the project would not fully meet that near I-95 (Fredericksburg Free Press)
Last verified
2026-11-02

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

  1. Aug 26 2026 Planning Commission hearing
  2. Oct 7 2026 Board of Supervisors voted 5-2 against a motion to delay to Oct 20, then approved ordinance O26-16 (rezoning from agricultural, rural residential and office to M-2 heavy industrial, with proffers revised that night) 4-3, and resolution R26-128 (conditional use permit for an electrical substation) 4-3 (Potomac Local). The meeting ran from 5 p.m. to after 1 a.m.
  3. Supervisor Vanuch's request to continue it failed, and Chairman Diggs said the county ordinance allows a smaller setback when impacts are mitigated (Fredericksburg Free Press)

Related records

2026-10-07
Board of Supervisors News report Stafford County · Accokeek Center data campus

Board approved the Accokeek Center data campus rezoning (ordinance O26-16, to M-2 heavy industrial) 4-3 and the related electrical substation conditional use permit (R26-128) 4-3; two buildings totaling 590,000 sq ft on about 121 acres in the Falmouth District. A motion to delay to Oct 20 failed 5-2 (Potomac Local).

Source: potomaclocal.com ↗

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