Corscale Va2 Bldg 1
Sterling, Loudoun County, VA
Source: Primary source
Corscale Va2 Bldg 1 is a proposed data center in Loudoun County, VA. DataCentersExposed has documented a 460,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAcreage for Building 1, unclear if there will be additional buildings on this site Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- After Virginia approved a gas-powered data center without public input, residents turned to a local environmental group for answersDC News Now· Jun 9, 2026
- Politicians avoid calling for data center bans despite public oppositionFinance & Commerce· Jun 8, 2026
- Sterling Infrastructure stock pops as investors flock to the next wave of AI data center investmentMSN· Jun 5, 2026
- Voters back first-in-nation permanent data center ban in city near L.A.The Washington Post· Jun 5, 2026
- Stringent data center bill clears North Carolina state HouseE&E News by POLITICO· Jun 4, 2026
- Sterling Infrastructure: Navigating Secular Data Center Tailwinds At A Premium ValuationSeeking Alpha· Jun 3, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Virginia reported $1B in Data Center Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption (Va. Code § 58.1-609.3(18)) for FY2024 (Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) / Weldon Cooper Center). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Countryside Elementary in Sterling, is 1.1 mi from this site (636 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.