Equinix CU2

The 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.

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No 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.

• Reported withdrawal2.7K gpd
  2021 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal2.9K gpd
  2021 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal2.7K gpd
  2020 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.1K gpd
  2020 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal4.2K gpd
  2019 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.4K gpd
  2019 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.4K gpd
  2018 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal4.5K gpd
  2018 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal2.8K gpd
  2017 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.5K gpd
  2017 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.1K gpd
  2016 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal12.2K gpd
  2016 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal19.9K gpd
  2015 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal2.8K gpd
  2015 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal15.1K gpd
  2014 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal4K gpd
  2014 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal15.9K gpd
  2013 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal1.6K gpd
  2013 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.1K gpd
  2012 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal16K gpd
  2012 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.7K gpd
  2011 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal14.6K gpd
  2011 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal6.6K gpd
  2010 · groundwater · matched by location (1,399 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal15.3K gpd
  2010 · groundwater · matched by location (1,488 m, low confidence) · source

Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.

No reported violations as of last sync.

• VA DEQ air permit (minor NSR)41064
  Diesel backup-generator air permit. Program: mNSR. Reg. 41064.

PJM's capacity auction sets a $/MW-day price that utilities pass on to every household and business in the zone. This site sits in PJM's DOM pricing zone, where soaring data-center demand is a documented driver. See the full zone-by-zone breakdown →

Separately, a typical home in this zone pays an estimated $4 to $10/mo more on the capacity portion of its bill that PJM's market monitor attributes to data-center demand. See your address's full impact →

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Shenandoah National Park), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

The nearest public school, Galbreath-Marshall Building in Culpeper, is 1.1 mi from this site (3 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).

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.