Ironhorse East Ashland
Ashland, Hanover County, VA
Source: Primary source
Ironhorse East Ashland is a proposed data center in Hanover County, VA, operated by Harris and Douglass Properties, LLC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkseveral parcels on one business park; combined acreage Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asHarris and Douglass Properties, LLC
- This facilityIronhorse East Ashland
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- Hanover, Ashland split over data center park proposalVPM· Dec 12, 2024
- Data center project on Hanover-Ashland line gets town approval, awaits county considerationRichmond BizSense· Oct 22, 2024
- Ashland–Hanover officials to explore development optionsVPM· May 29, 2024
- WestDulles Properties files for 3 million sq ft data center park outside Richmond, VirginiaData Center Dynamics· May 17, 2024
- Large industrial proposal could feature data centers on Ashland-Hanover lineRichmond BizSense· May 16, 2024
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, John M. Gandy Elementary in Ashland, is 1.5 mi from this site (322 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.