Vantage Data Centers is ramping up its presence in Virginia with a major $2 billion investment in Stafford County, marking another milestone in the state’s rapidly expanding data center ecosystem.
The new three-building campus — designated VA4 — will rise on an 82-acre site spanning roughly 929,000 square feet, according to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s announcement Thursday. The first building is expected to be fully operational by late 2027.
This addition will give Vantage four campuses in Northern Virginia, boosting the company’s total statewide IT capacity to 782 megawatts, one of the largest footprints among global hyperscale developers.
Located near Fredericksburg, the project sits within commuter distance of Data Center Alley in Loudoun County — the most connected data hub in the world — but offers more affordable land and abundant utility access.
“Fredericksburg offered a significant opportunity for Vantage to serve our customers seeking capacity and access to the resources of Data Center Alley,” said Dana Adams, North America president at Vantage Data Centers. “The region’s proximity to major metros, access to robust infrastructure and growing technology ecosystem make it an ideal location to meet skyrocketing demand.”
The facilities will target LEED Silver certification and incorporate sustainable cooling methods, including:
These environmental features reflect the data center sector’s shift toward efficiency amid growing scrutiny of energy consumption.
Northern Virginia remains the largest data center market on the planet, and contractors are capitalizing.
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. contractors were under contract for a data center project as of September, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.
The Stafford County development adds to several billion dollars already invested in the region by hyperscale providers such as AWS, Meta, and Google.
The project is expected to require extensive upgrades in:
✅ Substation development
✅ Transmission capacity
✅ Water reuse and sustainability systems
With demand for digital services rising — AI, cloud computing, streaming, cybersecurity — utilities are under increasing pressure to scale electricity generation and distribution.
Gov. Youngkin has positioned data centers as critical to economic development and job creation across the state, even as residents and local governments debate land use, noise mitigation, and power needs.
Stafford County officials said the campus will contribute:
Vantage continues to pursue aggressive North American growth, having recently:
As Adams emphasized, the largest barrier now is simply speed of delivery to keep up with hyperscaler demand.
Originally reported by Sebastian Obando in Construction Dive.
