Power, water, jobs and tax, summed only where a data center disclosed the figure; what each facility is for; how each is cooled. Nothing here is estimated.
Power, water, jobs and tax
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
Third party figures on the same metrics Numbers from outside sources on the same metric and place. A figure a project disclosed about itself is in the sums above, not here. Where several sources give the same figure for the same place and year, it is one row with every source behind it (61 sources on 55 rows).
Power
30,000,000 megawatt hours Virginia, statewide, 2026 Virginia commercial electricity sales increased by nearly 30 million megawatt hours between 2019 and 2025, largely driven by data center concentration. Law Commentary (lawcommentary.com) 100 GW Northern Virginia, VA, 2026 According to Duke University research, if large new loads trim consumption for less than half a percent of hours annually, the grid could absorb roughly 100 GW of new demand years sooner. Utility Dive (utilitydive.com) 85 GW Virginia, statewide, 2026 Virginia is the largest data center market in the world with nearly 85 gigawatts of contracted electric power requests in the pipeline. Richmond Times-Dispatch (richmond.com) 68 GW VA, 2026 RAND estimates AI data centers could need 68 gigawatts of power worldwide by 2027, up from 88 gigawatts of total global data center capacity in 2022. MarketScale (marketscale.com) 19 gigawatts West Virginia, WV, 2026 West Virginia has thirteen data center projects in planning or construction representing more than $24 billion in announced investment and nearly 19 gigawatts of power capacity. Charleston Gazette-Mail (wvgazettemail.com) 17,378 MW Richmond, Virginia, 2026 Virginia has 371 operating data centers with combined capacity of 17,378 megawatts and 459 planned projects adding 37,627 megawatts. Style Weekly (styleweekly.com) 8 GW Mason County, West Virginia, 2026 Monarch Compute Campus has potential for up to 8GW capacity. Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com) 2.16 GW Point Pleasant, West Virginia, 2026 Facility will have 2.16 gigawatts capacity. herald-dispatch.com (herald-dispatch.com) 1.35 GW Mason County, West Virginia, 2026 Microsoft signed on for 1.35GW capacity at Monarch Compute Campus. Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com) 1.3 GW West Virginia, WV, 2026 Monarch Compute Campus in Mason County is 1.3 gigawatts. Charleston Gazette-Mail (wvgazettemail.com) 1,000 MW VA, 2026 A 100 megawatt data center would have ranked among the largest projects a couple of years ago; today projects over 1,000 megawatts set the benchmark. Construction Dive (constructiondive.com) 900 MW Hanover County, VA, 2026 Data center campus capacity claimed at 900MW. Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com) 600 MW West Virginia, WV, 2026 A Berkeley data center campus project will draw 600 megawatts and occupy 548 acres with $4 billion investment. Charleston Gazette-Mail (wvgazettemail.com) 300 MW Botetourt County, VA, 2026 Google will have a peak electricity demand of approximately 300 megawatts at the Botetourt County data center campus. Cardinal News (cardinalnews.org) 77 percent VA, 2026 77% of data center capacity under construction is in frontier markets, not traditional hubs. Bisnow (bisnow.com) 70 percent VA, 2026 AI could account for about 70 percent of global data center capacity demand by 2030, according to McKinsey. CNBC (cnbc.com) 13 percent Loudoun County, VA, 2026 Northern Virginia has the largest data center market in the world and home to roughly 13% of global operational capacity. Fox News (foxnews.com) 2.5 MW Point Pleasant, West Virginia, 2026 Each generator will produce 2.5 megawatts of electricity. herald-dispatch.com (herald-dispatch.com) Water, stated per day
80,000,000 gallons per day Washington metropolitan area, Potomac River basin (VA, MD, DC), 2050 consumptive water use, data centers, projected peak day 2050, stated as over. Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Data Centers and Water Use in the Potomac River Basin (March 2026) (potomacriver.org) 22,000,000 gallons per day Washington metropolitan area, Potomac River basin (VA, MD, DC), 2050 consumptive water use, data centers, projected average day 2050. Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Data Centers and Water Use in the Potomac River Basin (March 2026) (potomacriver.org) 5,000,000 gallons a day West Virginia, statewide, 2026 2 sources 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 gallons per day Virginia, statewide, 2026 A single conventional hyperscale data center facility can consume between 1 million and 5 million gallons of water per day. washingtonexaminer.com (washingtonexaminer.com) 15,000,000 gallons per day Washington metropolitan area, Potomac River basin (VA, MD, DC), 2025 consumptive water use, data centers, peak day 2025. Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Data Centers and Water Use in the Potomac River Basin (March 2026) (potomacriver.org) 4,000,000 gallons per day Washington metropolitan area, Potomac River basin (VA, MD, DC), 2025 consumptive water use, data centers, average day 2025. Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Data Centers and Water Use in the Potomac River Basin (March 2026) (potomacriver.org) Water, stated per year
469,000,000,000 to 844,000,000,000 gallons a year Virginia, statewide, 2026 Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory project U.S. data center water usage might grow to between 469 billion and 844 billion gallons by 2028. Charlottesville Tomorrow (cvilletomorrow.org) 17,000,000,000 to 35,000,000,000 gallons per year Virginia, statewide, 2026 Direct data center water consumption across the United States totals an estimated 17 to 35 billion gallons annually. washingtonexaminer.com (washingtonexaminer.com) Permanent jobs
96,000,000,000 dollars and jobs West Virginia, statewide, 2026 West Virginia has generated approximately 96 billion dollars in private sector investment and more than 19,000 projected jobs. Conduit Street Blog (conduitstreet.mdcounties.org) 17,000 jobs Louisiana, Loudoun County Virginia, Montgomery County Missouri, statewide, 2026 Loudoun County reported over 17,000 direct and indirect jobs related to data centers. Pelican Institute (pelicanpolicy.org) 300 jobs Richmond, Virginia, 2026 a typical data center campus can employ more than 300 full time workers. Richmond Times-Dispatch (richmond.com) 200 jobs QTS Data Centers Sandston , Henrico County, VA, 2026Meta created 200 new jobs in Virginia with the data center. VEDP (vedp.org) 110 employees Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA; Prince William County, VA; Stafford County, VA; Fauquier County, VA, 2026 LEO Construction Company has 110 employees. acppubs.com (acppubs.com) 17.4 percent Louisiana, Loudoun County Virginia, Montgomery County Missouri, statewide, 2026 Employment in Loudoun surged 17.4% since early 2020. Pelican Institute (pelicanpolicy.org) 2 positions Virginia, statewide, 2026 VEDP additional positions needed to monitor compliance, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30, 2030-31, 2031-32. Virginia fiscal note on S.B. 465 (lis.blob.core.windows.net) 2 positions Virginia, statewide, 2025 VEDP positions added, 2025-26. Virginia fiscal note on H.B. 2715 (lis.blob.core.windows.net) 2 positions Virginia, statewide, 2024 2 sources Additional staff positions required at Virginia Economic Development Partnership to monitor compliance, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30. Virginia fiscal note on H.B. 116 (lis.blob.core.windows.net) Number of additional full time employee positions required by Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30. Virginia fiscal note on S.B. 192 (lis.blob.core.windows.net) Tax each year
192,000 dollars Virginia, statewide, 2028 General fund expenditure cost to Department of Taxation to implement bill provisions, FY2028. Virginia fiscal note on H.B. 641 (lis.blob.core.windows.net) 110,000 dollars Virginia, statewide, 2027 General fund expenditure cost to Department of Taxation to implement bill provisions, FY2027. Virginia fiscal note on H.B. 641 (lis.blob.core.windows.net) 22,500 dollars a year West Virginia, statewide, 2027 Additional administrative cost to the State Tax Department in subsequent fiscal years, 2027. West Virginia fiscal note on S.B. 623 (wvlegislature.gov) 2,000,000,000 dollars a year Virginia, statewide, 2026 2 sources Virginia data center tax breaks total 2 billion dollars and continue to grow every year, according to Del. Sam Rasoul. wset.com (wset.com) Data center sales tax exemptions total $2 billion according to state Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas (given as 2,000,000,000 USD). Cardinal News (cardinalnews.org) 1,300,000,000 dollars Virginia, statewide, 2026 2 sources 1,300,000,000 USD Loudoun County, VA, 2026 2 sources 1,000,000,000 dollars West Virginia, statewide, 2026 2 sources West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy analysis: sales tax exemption alone could exceed 1 billion dollars for every 20 billion in data center buildout. West Virginia Watch (westvirginiawatch.com) West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy analysis found that sales tax exemption alone could exceed $1 billion for every $20 billion in data center buildout (given as 1,000,000,000 USD). The Register-Herald (register-herald.com) 2,000,000,000 USD Virginia, statewide, VA, 2026 Louise Lucas states Virginia provides $2 billion in sales tax exemptions for data centers. Hanford Sentinel (hanfordsentinel.com) 1,900,000,000 USD Loudoun County, VA, 2026 Sales tax exemption for data centers in Virginia worth estimated $1.9 billion in lost revenue signed in 2010. bondbuyer.com (bondbuyer.com) 1,900,000,000 USD Virginia, statewide, 2026 Virginia data center operators reported about $1.9 billion in tax benefits in fiscal 2025, up from about $1.3 billion in fiscal 2024. The Center Square (thecentersquare.com) 1,600,000,000 dollars Virginia, statewide, 2026 Virginia data center sales tax exemption on computer and software equipment, created as incentive in 2010, resulted in approximately 1.6 billion dollars in lost state revenue. FFXnow (ffxnow.com) 1,200,000,000 USD Loudoun County, VA, 2026 Data centers expected to bring in about $1.2 billion in tax revenue in Loudoun County in 2026. FOX 5 DC (fox5dc.com) 1,200,000,000 dollars Virginia, statewide, 2026 Loudoun County data center industry generated 1.2 billion dollars in real and personal property taxes in fiscal 2026, accounting for 39 percent of the county's overall budget. Law Commentary (lawcommentary.com) 1,200,000,000 USD Louisiana, Loudoun County Virginia, Montgomery County Missouri, statewide, 2026 In Fiscal Year 2026, data centers generated $1.2 billion in real and personal property tax revenue in Loudoun County, representing 39% of the county's overall budget. Pelican Institute (pelicanpolicy.org) 1,000,000,000 dollars a year Loudoun County, VA, 2026 Loudoun County data centers generate more than 1 billion dollars in annual local tax revenue. Virginia Business (virginiabusiness.com) 929,000,000 dollars Virginia, statewide, 2026 Data centers contributed an estimated 929 million dollars in sales and use taxes to Virginia. thecentersquare.com (thecentersquare.com) 57,700 dollars West Virginia, statewide, 2026 Additional administrative cost to the State Tax Department, 2026. West Virginia fiscal note on S.B. 623 (wvlegislature.gov) 11,000 dollars a year West Virginia, statewide, 2026 Additional administrative cost to the State Tax Department, 2026. West Virginia fiscal note on S.B. 857 (wvlegislature.gov) 5,800 USD Loudoun County, VA, 2026 Loudoun County homeowners save an average of $5,800 a year in property taxes thanks to data centers, according to Tax Foundation VP Jared Walczak. Fox News (foxnews.com) 16,500 dollars West Virginia, statewide, 2025 Additional administrative cost to the State Tax Department, 2025. West Virginia fiscal note on S.B. 857 (wvlegislature.gov) What the facilities are for No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Sandston is for.
How the facilities are cooled No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Sandston is cooled.
