Project Loch
Midlothian, Chesterfield County, VA
Source: Primary source
Project Loch is a proposed data center in Chesterfield County, VA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkSquare footage not reported. Project covers more than one parcel, the acreage represents the combined acreage 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- Chesterfield weighs sites for new Midlothian Middle School amid data center concernsWRIC ABC 8News· Sep 17, 2026
- Google, Blackstone Venture Faces Delays at Data-Center SitesBloomberg.com· Sep 9, 2026
- What it looks like to live next to a sprawling data centerUSA Today· Aug 19, 2026
- Abbott’s sudden data center pivot looks a lot like election year politicsHouston Chronicle· Aug 6, 2026
- 15,000 leaflets against AI data centre posted this weekMidlothian View· Jul 30, 2026
- Editor’s note: ESG funds have a tech problemSustainable Views· Jul 27, 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, Old Hundred Elementary in Midlothian, is 1.3 mi from this site (997 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.