Lynchburg County, Virginia
DataCentersExposed tracks 1 AI data center in Lynchburg County, Virginia — 0 operating and 0 in the pipeline. Its transparent data-center risk score is 0/100.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated May 29, 2026
- Project exposure · 7
- Power demand · 0
- Water draw · n/a
- Land footprint · n/a
What's happening in Lynchburg County
Below: every tracked facility in the county, the active state legislation that names it or its county, and local news. Commissioner vote records arrive in a later release; the placeholders show where that accountability data will land.
2035 Buildout Outlook
Under the model's moderate-growth scenario (5%/yr annual load growth), PNNL's IM3 model sites about 2 standardized 36 MW campuses in Lynchburg County by 2035 — roughly 72 MW of new electricity demand and ~70 M gal/yr of cooling water. For scale, we currently track 1 real data center in Lynchburg County.
- Higher growth272 MW · ~70 M gal/yr cooling water
The model assigns ~100% of these campuses' cooling to evaporative water cooling in Lynchburg County (the rest to mechanical/air cooling), a split it derives from local water stress and wet-bulb temperature.
These are modeled candidate sites, not announced or permitted facilities. PNNL's IM3 model places identical 36 MW unit-campuses at feasible locations under each scenario — it shows where demand could concentrate, never a specific parcel. Figures use a market-gravity weight of 50. How the model works.
Every tracked facility
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumos Networks | — | Mapped (unverified) | — |
County commissioners
How the Lynchburg County board votes on each data-center matter — the rezonings, the abatements, the water permits — is built from public-meeting minutes and roll-call records. Know of a vote we should be tracking? Tell us.