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Greater Richmond

QTS’s Sandston campus, Google’s Chesterfield announcement, and VCU’s AI research connect infrastructure and innovation.

Source review 2026-10-30

Local context

Henrico County · Chesterfield County · City of Richmond

Each county and independent city retains its own land-use process. Regional coverage does not establish a permit, utility commitment or incentive award.

Tracked infrastructure

Related records are shown where their regional labels match this desk.

Virginia project and program records with disclosed investment, power and confidence.
Project / programOperatorLocalityInvestmentPowerConf.
Google Chesterfield County data center
Announced — current construction stage unverified · campus
GoogleChesterfield CountyPart of broader Virginia program; campus amount not disclosedNot disclosed in cited sourceB
QTS Richmond 1
Marketed campus — phased delivery · campus
QTS Data CentersHenrico CountyNot disclosed in cited source238 MW critical campus capacity — operator specificationA

Campus and multi-site program records are kept distinct. Investment and power figures are not summed across overlapping scopes.