Local land use approvals and DEQ air permits answer different questions.
DEQ publishes issued air permits for data centers, including permits for backup generation. An air permit alone does not certify that a campus is entitled, financed, built, or energized.
Loudoun’s published guidance records the March 18, 2025 move to special-exception review for data centers. Confirm the rules, prior approvals, and any transition provisions for the actual parcel.
A Virginia evidence review of the source-governed register; no newly verified primary-source update is presented as breaking news.
A Virginia evidence review of the source-governed register; no newly verified primary-source update is presented as breaking news.
An inaugural research feature connecting Virginia businesses, universities, campuses, and the property-level questions that determine what an AI investment announcement actually means.
Inaugural source-register review: the Commonwealth’s AI businesses, campuses, power constraints, policy, and workforce pathways. Earlier source dates remain explicit.
Start with the institutions, infrastructure records, and review boundaries behind the Commonwealth’s AI story.
Check the parcel’s approvals and governing rules before treating a location as a permitted data center site.