The New Data Center Alley | Development in Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania Virginia

Описание: Data center construction has skyrocketed over the past decade, with Virginia at the center of it. Now, with Data Center Alley in Loudoun and Prince William Counties becoming built out, development has shifted focus down the I-95 corridor.

Dozens of projects have been either proposed or begun construction in the 10 mile radius around our project base at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. Notably, these mostly hyperscale data center “campuses” dwarf earlier centers in land, energy, and water usage.

So if Fredericksburg City, Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties are to become the new data center alley in Virginia, what sorts of economic, environmental, and community impacts can we expect?

Produced by:
Chloe Adler
J.D. Swerzenski
Owen Wheeler

Supported through the University of Mary Washington’s 2026 Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Institute, the Digital Knowledge Center, and the Communication and Digital Studies department.

Music:
Faint Connections. - Bob Bradley & Harrison Stanford (Audio Network)
Clockwork Clouds - Barrie Gladden (Audio Network)


#datacenters #fredericksburg #umw #technology #stafford #spotsylvania

Special Thanks to:
ERIC BONDS
BRENT HUNSINGER
JOEY LOMONACO
CHARLIE PAYNE
ERIN SANZERO
CARTLAND BERGE
SHANNON HAUSER
KATHY KNOTTS
BETSY LEWIS
JERRY SLEZAK

Sources:
THE FREDERICKSBURG FREE PRESS
THE FARQUIER TIMES
THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
BUSINESS WIRE
THE FREDERICKSBURG ADVANCE
POTOMAC LOCAL NEWS
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
HARVARD GAZETTE
CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG
STAFFORD COUNTY
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
MORE PERFECT UNION
REVEAL
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EQUINIX
DATA CENTER MAP
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