Developer withdraws plan for 160-acre data center in Prince William County, Virginia
Reason for withdrawal not provided
Reason for withdrawal not provided
City council had threatened to veto the project
Victory for opponents
Identity of operator is unclear
$190m facility to be built close to existing KL1 facility
Set to be considered next Monday
Effectively halts two potential projects in the area
Set to come online in Q4 2026
But a potential moratorium could stop it in its tracks
To be used for education, healthcare, business workloads
Will offer initial capacity of 240kW
Will start with properties in Colorado and Kentucky
Set to go live in late 2027
Will offer 1.2GW of capacity at completion
Development in preliminary stages
Company has filed petition to move land parcel from city to county jurisdiction
Seeks to either overturn or exempt itself from moratorium
But its fate lies in the hands of the City Council
Pair have signed a MoU
Another phase set to come live in two years
County officials prevent data centers from being added as a use category
Data centers are becoming controversial on the other side of the Atlantic
But both projects still need approval from County Commission
Comes as a blow to data center developer EnergiAcres