Richmond Data Center
Richmond, Henrico County, VA
Source: Primary source
Richmond Data Center is an operating data center in Henrico County, VA. DataCentersExposed has documented a 65,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported 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- Another data center could be coming to Augusta. Here's where| ExclusiveThe Augusta Chronicle· Oct 13, 2026
- Data center developer’s conditional-use permit appeal denied by Chesterfield BZARichmond BizSense· Oct 13, 2026
- Developer inquires into Belfast Commerce Park for potential data centerBryan County News· Oct 12, 2026
- Hanover animal shelter takes on data center developerAxios· Oct 10, 2026
- Richmond County resident says lack of information on EverWind's proposed data centre for Point Tupper a 'red flag'Halifax Examiner· Oct 9, 2026
- Orcadian Terminates UK Offshore Data Center Development DealOffshore Engineer Magazine· Oct 5, 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, Henrico High in Richmond, is 0.6 mi from this site (1,348 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.