Data center profile · Daleville, Botetourt County, Virginia (Botetourt Center at Greenfield, off Roanoke Road)

Google Botetourt Center at Greenfield

Google's three-building, roughly 300 MW (press) campus on 312 acres in Botetourt County, Virginia: grading started, full power awaits a $264M transmission case.

Grading under way. The county issued a land disturbance permit on Aug. 26, 2026; no vertical construction is on record. Appalachian Power's transmission application, filed Sept. 4, 2026, proposes a Nov. 15, 2029 in-service date; state air and federal wetlands permits are pending.
Google Botetourt Center at Greenfield, Satellite image, April 13, 2025
~300 MW
peak electricity demand
press report of the utility filing; no capacity figure appears in county records
$3B+
minimum investment promised to the county
at least $1B per building, three buildings
312.55 acres
land bought for $14.1M
closed June 20, 2025 at $45,000 an acre
Nov. 15, 2029
proposed in-service date of the transmission upgrade
Appalachian Power application, pending at the state commission
OperatorGoogle (land held through Helio Capital LLC)
CustomerGoogle (self-use)
Planned IT capacity240 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2027 to 2028).
Next deadlineDec. 2, 2026: Public comments and hearing requests due on the Appalachian Power transmission case
From orbit

The site from above

Satellite overview1
Satellite image, April 30, 2026. Pin: Google Botetourt Center at Greenfield.
From orbit

Google Botetourt Center at Greenfield

Satellite views of the same ground on Nov. 2, 2017 and April 13, 2025. Drag to compare.

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Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

Grid: Appalachian Power (peak demand, press)Proposed, certificate pending
300 MW
press report of the filing; the county agreement contains no megawatt commitment News report · Sept. 2026
Proposed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)
Related generation and energy contracts (context, not added to campus supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. June 3, 2026
    Utility open house
    Appalachian Power says the customer pays for all infrastructure and that construction would run fall 2027 through late 2029 if approved (press). News report · June 2026
  2. Sept. 4, 2026
    Transmission case filed
    Appalachian Power asks the state for approval of about 19.5 miles of line work, a new substation and two 138 kV feeders into the campus, about $264M in total. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
  3. Oct. 7, 2026
    State sets the schedule
    The commission orders notice and comment: comments due Dec. 2, 2026, staff report Jan. 27, 2027, utility rebuttal Feb. 10, 2027. No certificate issued. see Permits
  4. Not set
    Electric service agreement: not on record
    No signed service contract with Appalachian Power appears in the sources. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026

Backup generators on file

Emergency units only; they are not a power supply for the campus.

Permits

Permits checklist

1 contested · 4 pending · 2 granted

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Lawsuits

1 case on record

Money

Money on record

$3B+
capital investment floor
at least $1B per building under the county agreement; press says $3B Local government · June 2025
$14.1M
land price
312.55 acres at $45,000 an acre, a discount to the list price Local government · June 2025
$264M
utility transmission project
about $143M substations and $121M lines; the customer pays (utility statement) Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
$4M
community investment over five years
ambulances, fire trucks, parks and recreation Local government · June 2025
$2.40 per $100
cap on the equipment tax rate
county refunds any excess; not an exemption; 20 years per building Local government · June 2025
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Oct. 1, 2024
    Paper trail Real estate option signed with the county and development authority. Local government · June 2025
  2. Nov. 26, 2024
    Permits County amends zoning to allow data centers in the industrial district. Local government · Nov. 2024
  3. June 20, 2025
    Money Development authority approves the performance agreement and closes the land sale. Local government · June 2025
  4. June 24, 2025
    Site County announces Google bought the land at Botetourt Center at Greenfield. Local government · June 2025
  5. Oct. 9, 2025
    Legal A local news editor sues the water authority over redacted water volumes; a court orders release Nov. 5, 2025. News report · Oct. 2025
  6. March 10, 2026
    Permits Army Corps public notice for wetlands and stream impacts. State agency · March 2026
  7. May 13, 2026
    Permits Helio Capital files its state air permit application for 126 emergency generators. State agency · May 2026
  8. July 28, 2026
    Site Supervisors vote 3 to 1 to form an independent commission to assess the campus. News report · July 2026
  9. Aug. 26, 2026
    Construction County issues the land disturbance permit and grading begins. Local government · Aug. 2026
  10. Sept. 4, 2026
    Power Appalachian Power files its $264M transmission case. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
  11. Dec. 2, 2026
    Permits Comments and hearing requests due in the transmission case. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  12. Nov. 15, 2029
    Power Proposed in-service date of the transmission upgrade. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
Construction activity

Satellite captures by quarter

Since Nov. 2017: 3 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 1 earlier record is not drawn.

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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

3 buildings
about 300,000 square feet each, plus three on-site substations and an office
State agency · March 2026
2 to 8 million gallons a day
water: up to 2 million at first, rising to 8 million at full build-out, per the water authority agreement (press)
News report · Feb. 2026
126 generators
critical emergency units in the air permit application, voluntarily upgraded to cleaner Tier 4-equivalent controls
State agency · Aug. 2026
3.24 acres of wetlands
permanent impact, with 6,715 feet of stream, in the federal permit notice
State agency · March 2026
150 jobs
promised by 2030 (press); the agreement sets 50 per building
Local government · June 2025
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Google LLC: operator and self-use tenant
  • Helio Capital LLC: buyer of record and party to the county agreement
Government
  • Botetourt County Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Authority: sold the land, signed the performance agreement
  • Botetourt County Planning Commission: advisory only
  • Virginia State Corporation Commission: decides the transmission case
Power and water
  • Appalachian Power (AEP): transmission and service
  • Western Virginia Water Authority: water supply agreements
  • Apex Clean Energy: Rocky Forge wind farm, system-level power purchase
Advisers
  • Timmons Group: wetlands consultant
  • ALL4: air permit consultant
  • Troutman Pepper Locke: counsel to Helio Capital
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

195 records from 33 documents

Drawn from news reports, local government records, state agency records, utility regulator dockets, public and commercial datasets and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 11Local government 7State agency 5Utility regulator 5Dataset 4Company 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (32)
  • Interconnection status: Appalachian Power (AEP) service, PJM; transmission certificate application pending at the Virginia SCC (Case PUR-2026-00132, Daleville Area Transmission Improvements Project - 138 kV rebuilds and
    “Application Appalachian Power Company for approval and certification of the Daleville Area Transmission Improvements Project”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • large load interconnection request: application filed - approval and certification sought; public comments due December 2, 2026; not yet approved
    “PUR-2026-00132 - Botetourt County – Daleville Area Transmission Improvements Project”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Botetourt County, VA (51023)
    “Construct two new 138-kV feeder lines, parallel to each other, approximately 1.3 miles in length from Botetourt Substation into a new customer's data center campus”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Substation: Botetourt Substation (Appalachian Power), 4219 Roanoke Road, upgraded 69 kV to 138 kV
    “Construct two new 138-kV feeder lines, parallel to each other, approximately 1.3 miles in length from Botetourt Substation into a new customer's data center campus”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Substation kV: 138 kV
    “Construct two new 138-kV feeder lines, parallel to each other, approximately 1.3 miles in length from Botetourt Substation into a new customer's data center campus”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • transmission certificate (CPCN): order for notice and comment issued
    “On or before December 2, 2026, any interested person may file comments on the Application”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • transmission certificate (CPCN): application filed
    “On September 4, 2026, Appalachian Power Company (APCo or Company) filed with the State Corporation Commission (Commission) an application (Application) for approval and certification of electric transmission facilities in Botetourt County, Virginia.”
    Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: 346.5 MW
    “Helio Capital's application proposes the installation of 126 critical emergency generators [120-2,800 kilowatt electric (kWe) emergency generators and six 1,750 kWe emergency generators]”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Backup generators: 126
    “Helio Capital's application proposes the installation of 126 critical emergency generators [120-2,800 kilowatt electric (kWe) emergency generators and six 1,750 kWe emergency generators]”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Buildings: 3
    “The campus would include three data center buildings (approximately 300,000 square feet each), three substations, an approximately 28,000-square-foot office building”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Square feet: 900000 sq ft
    “The campus would include three data center buildings (approximately 300,000 square feet each), three substations, an approximately 28,000-square-foot office building”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Substations on-site: 3
    “The campus would include three data center buildings (approximately 300,000 square feet each), three substations, an approximately 28,000-square-foot office building”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “The total site is 312.55 acres. The size of the potential data center has not been determined at this time.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “The total site is 312.55 acres. The size of the potential data center has not been determined at this time.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: Grading under way under county permit; vertical construction not started; full power gated on APCo transmission case (in-service Nov 15, 2029)
    “The County has now completed its review of Mass Grading Package No. 1, covering the initial phase of site work.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “Construct two new 138-kV feeder lines, parallel to each other, approximately 1.3 miles in length from Botetourt Substation into a new customer's data center campus”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement signed: not stated
    “ensure that the Company is able to adequately and reliably operate and maintain electric service for existing customers in Botetourt County and accommodate a new customer interconnection request”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Appalachian Power Company (AEP)
    “September 4, 2026: Appalachian Power representatives submitted an application with the State Corporation Commission for the Daleville Area Transmission Improvements Project, assigned PUR-2026-00132”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Current stage: under construction (grading)
    “Helio Capital LLC Air Permit Application Review”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Applicant entity: Helio Capital LLC (Google affiliate)
    “Subject: Re: Helio Capital LLC Air Permit Application Review”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: final order issued
    “the load forecast was developed in September 2023, and the 2024 RPS Plan was not filed until April 2024”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: filed
    “In re: Appalachian Power Company's Integrated Resource Plan filing Case No. PUR-2022-00051”
    Utility regulator · April 2022 · grade B
  • Appalachian Power (APCo) system forecast, aggregate (2022 IRP, Exhibit A-7, base case): winter peak internal demands 6,943 MW (2022), 6,813 MW (2024), 6,480 MW (2030), 6,379 MW (2036); summer peak 5,339 MW (2022) to 5,06
    “2022 6,756 6,943 7,129 5,194 5,339 5,482 30,944 31,804 32,655”
    Utility regulator · April 2022 · grade B
  • Utility: Appalachian Power (AEP) - advancing the Daleville Area Transmission Improvements (line rebuilds and substation upgrades) supporting the Greenfield site
    “Appalachian Power is advancing the Daleville Area Transmission Improvements project (line rebuilds, substation upgrades) with public open houses held”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: 300 MW
    “Google has a permit to begin grading in Botetourt County for three buildings. Appalachian Power told state regulators the campus will draw about 300 megawatts”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Appalachian Power is advancing the Daleville Area Transmission Improvements (line rebuilds and substation upgrades) supporting the Greenfield site; Google is expected to fund attributable portions (per independent projec
    “Appalachian Power is advancing the Daleville Area Transmission Improvements project (line rebuilds, substation upgrades) with public open houses held”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: 300 MW
    “The filing puts Google's peak electricity demand near 300 megawatts”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to create an independent commission to assess the campus after sustained resident opposition focused on water, secrecy and power costs.
    “More than two dozen speakers voiced opposition to the project Tuesday”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Cooling: Air cooling (building 1); buildings 2-3 under evaluation
    “Google confirmed Friday that the first building of its proposed $3 billion data center campus in Botetourt County will use air-cooling technology instead of water to keep equipment cool.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Google announced air cooling for the first Botetourt building (reducing water demand); cooling for buildings 2-3 still under evaluation.
    “For the first building in Botetourt County, we determined that air cooling was the appropriate solution based on the facility's needs and our focus on operating efficiently and responsibly.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • The Governor announced the Roanoke Drought Evaluation Region had reached emergency status, regional water context for the campus's water debate.
    “Google confirmed Friday that the first building of its proposed $3 billion data center campus in Botetourt County will use air-cooling technology instead of water to keep equipment cool.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Grid operator: PJM
    “In August 2025, Google revealed it would invest $9bn in its data center footprint in Virginia.”
    News report · March 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (32)
  • Tenants: Google (self-use)
    “Applicant: Google, LLC; c/o Jennifer Braschayko, P.O. Box 2050, Mountain View, CA 94042”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Land price: 14064885 USD
    “The Authority agrees to convey the Property to the Company for the discounted price of $45,000 per acre, as provided in the separate Real Estate Option Agreement, or an anticipated purchase price of approximately $14,064,885”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Incentives: Personal-property tax rate effectively capped at $2.40 per $100 of value (less depreciation) via county grant-back under Art. VI of the performance agreement; no tax exemption; land sold at a $5,000/acre disc
    “the County shall pay to the Authority a sum equal to the amount by which the taxes paid by the Company exceed the amount the Company would have paid if the Tax Rate had been $2.40 per $100”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Land control date: Oct. 1, 2024
    “Real Estate Option Agreement means that certain Real Estate Option Agreement by which the County and the Authority have agreed to sell, and the Company has agreed to purchase, the Property, dated as of October 1, 2024.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: scope
    “This Agreement shall be effective for a term commencing on the Effective Date and shall terminate as to each Data Center (but not in its entirety) twenty (20) years after such Data Center becomes operational”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Real Estate Option Agreement: scope
    “Real Estate Option Agreement means that certain Real Estate Option Agreement by which the County and the Authority have agreed to sell, and the Company has agreed to purchase, the Property, dated as of October 1, 2024.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: scope 14064885 USD
    “The Authority agrees to convey the Property to the Company for the discounted price of $45,000 per acre, as provided in the separate Real Estate Option Agreement, or an anticipated purchase price of approximately $14,064,885”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: condition
    “All permit review will commence not later than five business days following initial submission.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: minimum investment 1000000000 USD
    “The Company shall make a Capital Investment of not less than One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) in development of each Data Center on the Property.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: jobs 50 FTE per data center
    “The Company shall create not fewer than fifty (50) new full-time jobs at a median salary of at least $86,000 per year for each Data Center on the Property”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: termination
    “the essential purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed frustrated and this Agreement shall terminate”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: schedule
    “the Parties reasonably expect construction on the first Data Center to commence in calendar year 2026, and for the first Data Center structure to be complete and fit for use and occupancy during calendar year 2028”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: community benefit 4000000 USD
    “The Company shall invest a total of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in community projects over a five-year period”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: community benefit
    “The Company shall also invest $1.00 per square foot of each Data Center constructed by the Company or its Affiliates in Botetourt County, Virginia.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: tax
    “The Company shall, in all events, be required to pay all taxes lawfully assessed and collected by the Botetourt County Commissioner of the Revenue and Treasurer.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: tax 2.40 USD per $100 of value
    “the County shall pay to the Authority a sum equal to the amount by which the taxes paid by the Company exceed the amount the Company would have paid if the Tax Rate had been $2.40 per $100”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: condition
    “the defaulting Party shall have thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of default from a nondefaulting Party in which to effect a cure”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: termination
    “the County shall only have a right to terminate this Agreement for an uncured monetary Event of Default beyond all applicable notice and cure periods”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: termination
    “Any breach by the County or Authority of any provisions of this Section shall entitle Company to terminate this Agreement”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: scope
    “No Party shall assign its interest or rights in this Agreement without the consent of all other Parties.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Economic Development Performance Agreement: finding
    “The Company shall make a Capital Investment of not less than One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) in development of each Data Center on the Property.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied (self-use)
    “Applicant: Google, LLC; c/o Jennifer Braschayko, P.O. Box 2050, Mountain View, CA 94042”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Google's purchase of 312.55 acres at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield and the performance agreement publicly announced by Botetourt County.
    “On June 24, 2025, Botetourt County officials announced that Google has purchased land zoned for industrial use and data centers in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • Land sale (closing): scope
    “The Economic Development Authority and Google closed on a sales agreement for property in Botetourt Center at Greenfield on June 20, 2025.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: 3000000000 USD
    “The company plans to invest at least $3 billion and hire 150 employees by 2030 under a county agreement”
    News report · March 2026 · grade C
  • Utility services funding agreement (water): scope
    “Initially, Google will require no more than 2 million gallons of water per day at the data center campus the tech company is planning for Botetourt County”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Water supply and infrastructure planning agreement: scope
    “the authority will provide a water capacity of 2 million gallons daily on or about Jan. 1, 2028”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • After the Circuit Court's November 5, 2025 order and the Court of Appeals' refusal to stay it, the unredacted WVWA agreements were published (February 2026), disclosing the 2 MGD initial / 8 MGD buildout water figures.
    “On Nov. 5, 2025, Roanoke Circuit Court Judge Leisa Ciaffone found that the water use information was not proprietary and ordered the water authority to release the full copies of two agreements”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Roanoke Rambler founder Henri Gendreau sued the WVWA executive director in Roanoke Circuit Court over redacted water-use volumes in the campus's water agreements.
    “Henri Gendreau, founder and editor of independent news site The Roanoke Rambler, filed a case against Mike McEvoy, the authority's executive director, on Oct. 9, 2025, in Roanoke Circuit Court.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • WVWA board authorized two water agreements (county study agreement; Google sustainable-infrastructure agreement); the utility services funding agreement followed in October 2025.
    “in September 2025 the water authority's board authorized execution of two agreements”
    News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
  • Google announced $9B of Virginia data-center investment (new Chesterfield County campus; Loudoun/Prince William expansions). Botetourt was not mentioned, the Greenfield campus is outside that headline program.
    “In August 2025, Google revealed it would invest $9bn in its data center footprint in Virginia.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Power purchase agreement: scope 79.3 MW
    “In August 2025, Google revealed it would invest $9bn in its data center footprint in Virginia.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
Permits and government (29)
  • Virginia Water Protection permit (joint permit application): application filed; decision pending
    “A copy of the joint permit application can be found on the Virginia Marine Resources Commission's website: Application Number 20251919.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • environmental consultation: consultation requested
    “On or before January 27, 2027, Staff shall file with the Clerk of the Commission a Staff Report containing its findings and recommendations”
    Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • air permit (minor New Source Review): BACT update requested; applicant response filed
    “Helio Capital is pleased to voluntarily go beyond the presumptive BACT that was applicable at the time this application was submitted”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • air permit (minor New Source Review): application amended
    “Helio Capital subsequently submitted an amended application to VADEQ on June 25, 2026”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • Botetourt County Planning Commission: Voted 4-1 to set aside July discussion time on water-resource impacts; did not authorize a public hearing
    “By a vote of 4 to 1 (Commissioner Foster dissenting), the Commission agreed to set time aside for discussion during the July meeting”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • air permit (minor New Source Review): application filed
    “Helio Capital LLC (Helio Capital) submitted an initial minor New Source Review (mNSR) permit application to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) on May 13, 2026”
    State agency · May 2026 · grade A
  • Section 404 permit: public notice issued; decision pending
    “The proposed action would result in permanent impacts to approximately 3.24 acres of non-tidal wetlands and 6,715 linear feet of stream channel associated with site grading and infrastructure construction.”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • jurisdictional determination: requested
    “Applicant: Google, LLC; c/o Jennifer Braschayko, P.O. Box 2050, Mountain View, CA 94042”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Site acres: 312 acres
    “The permit allows the company to begin phased grading work on its 312-acre site inside the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: site work - county Land Disturbance Permit issued and Mass Grading Package No. 1 reviewed (Aug 26, 2026); phased grading from Sep 2026; vertical construction not yet evidenced
    “The permit allows the company to begin phased grading work on its 312-acre site inside the Botetourt Center at Greenfield”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Project status: grading / site work (vertical construction not yet begun)
    “Google has now satisfied requirements and received a Land Disturbance Permit from the County to begin grading for its planned data center campus in Botetourt County.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: clearing
    “Google has now satisfied requirements and received a Land Disturbance Permit from the County to begin grading for its planned data center campus in Botetourt County.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • land disturbance permit: issued
    “Google has now satisfied requirements and received a Land Disturbance Permit from the County to begin grading for its planned data center campus in Botetourt County.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • mass grading plan review: review completed
    “The County has now completed its review of Mass Grading Package No. 1, covering the initial phase of site work.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Air permit status: application under review; DEQ will hold a public participation period
    “DEQ has made the decision, pursuant to 9VAC5-80-1170 D, that this permit will proceed through a public participation period.”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade B
  • minor NSR air permit application: application submitted; under review; public participation period to follow
    “DEQ has made the decision, pursuant to 9VAC5-80-1170 D, that this permit will proceed through a public participation period.”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade B
  • air permit (minor New Source Review): public participation period decided
    “DEQ has made the decision, pursuant to 9VAC5-80-1170 D, that this permit will proceed through a public participation period”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade B
  • Botetourt County Board of Supervisors: Performance Agreement approved; Google land purchase publicly announced
    “the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors (BOS) and the Economic Development Authority (EDA), along with Google, agreed to a performance agreement that will cover 20 years of taxation for the server equipment”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • Economic Development Authority of Botetourt County: Performance Agreement approved; land sale to Google/Helio closed the same day
    “June 20th, the Botetourt County Economic Development Authority approved a Performance Agreement in support of the proposed data center campus.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • Rezoning date: Nov. 26, 2024
    “The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission, following an advertised public hearing, voted to amend the County's zoning ordinance to permit data centers in the Research and Advanced Manufacturing (RAM) zoning district.”
    Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • zoning amendment: approved
    “The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission, following an advertised public hearing, voted to amend the County's zoning ordinance to permit data centers in the Research and Advanced Manufacturing (RAM) zoning district.”
    Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Botetourt County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission (joint public hearing): Zoning ordinance amended to permit data centers in the RAM district
    “The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission, following an advertised public hearing, voted to amend the County's zoning ordinance to permit data centers in the Research and Advanced Manufacturing (RAM) zoning district.”
    Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Opposition: Organized opposition (Southwest Virginia Data Center Transparency Alliance); Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 on Jul 28, 2026 to create an independent commission to assess the campus
    “More than two dozen speakers voiced opposition to the project Tuesday”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Botetourt County Board of Supervisors: Voted 3-1 to create an independent five-member commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the campus
    “On Tuesday, the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to create an independent commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a proposed $3 billion Google data center campus in the county.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Botetourt County Planning Commission: Voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors direct the Commission to organize a public meeting on water supply
    “Ultimately, the planning commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors direct the commission to organize a meeting to discuss topics related to the water supply.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Appalachian Power public open house (Read Mountain Middle School): Public information meeting on the Daleville Area transmission project; APCo stated the customer pays for all associated infrastructure
    “The company that is bringing the new electric demand to the area has agreed to pay for all associated infrastructure”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Virginia Water Protection (VWP) permit application: application submitted Jan 2026; under review
    “According to the state's permit file, Google filed its plan in June, after comments closed.”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Section 404 individual permit (public notice): public notice issued spring 2026; comment period closed approx. Apr 9, 2026
    “According to the Corps' notice last spring, Google might do its own work to make up for the streams and wetlands it destroys.”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
  • Water use stated: 8 MGD
    “Initially, Google will require no more than 2 million gallons of water per day at the data center campus the tech company is planning for Botetourt County”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Lawsuits: Gendreau v. McEvoy (WVWA executive director), Roanoke Circuit Court, filed Oct 9, 2025, FOIA suit over redacted water volumes; court ordered release Nov 5, 2025
    “Henri Gendreau, founder and editor of independent news site The Roanoke Rambler, filed a case against Mike McEvoy, the authority's executive director, on Oct. 9, 2025, in Roanoke Circuit Court.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (16)
  • Code names: Project Raspberry
    “The applicant proposes to construct a mission-critical data center campus known as Project Raspberry.”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Acres: 343.6 acres
    “located on a 343.6-acre property within the Greenfield Industrial Campus area in Daleville, Botetourt County, Virginia, at approximately Latitude 37.443571 N and Longitude 79.917854 W”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Environmental condition in the Section 404 record: ~120 acres of forest removal in Indiana bat range; applicant committed to tree clearing only October 15 through March 31; Corps determined may affect, not likely to adve
    “the applicant has committed to a time-of-year restriction limiting all tree clearing to October 15 through March 31”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Operator: Google LLC
    “Applicant: Google, LLC; c/o Jennifer Braschayko, P.O. Box 2050, Mountain View, CA 94042”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Address: North of International Parkway, west of Roanoke Road (Rt. 220), Daleville, Botetourt County, VA
    “The Project Raspberry Site (site) is located north off International Parkway and west of Roanoke Road (Rt. 220) in Botetourt County, Virginia”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Owner companies: Helio Capital LLC
    “The Company is (i) a Delaware limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in the Commonwealth of Virginia”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Parcel IDs: Tax Map Parcel 88(26)3
    “known as Botetourt County Tax Map Parcel 88(26)3, situate in the Amsterdam Magisterial District of Botetourt County, Virginia, and comprising 312.55 acres”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • Acres: 312.55 acres
    “known as Botetourt County Tax Map Parcel 88(26)3, situate in the Amsterdam Magisterial District of Botetourt County, Virginia, and comprising 312.55 acres”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade A
  • County code: 51023
    “Helio Capital LLC - Botetourt County, VA”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Original target date: not stated
    “the Parties reasonably expect construction on the first Data Center to commence in calendar year 2026, and for the first Data Center structure to be complete and fit for use and occupancy during calendar year 2028”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Current target date: not stated
    “the Parties reasonably expect construction on the first Data Center to commence in calendar year 2026, and for the first Data Center structure to be complete and fit for use and occupancy during calendar year 2028”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Generator unit sizes: 2,750 kWe and 1,750 kWe Caterpillar emergency generators; <750 bhp fire pump; 1,000 kWe booster pump generator
    “2,750 kWe Caterpillar Emergency Generator”
    State agency · April 2026 · grade B
  • Name: Google Botetourt Center at Greenfield
    “On June 24, 2025, Botetourt County officials announced that Google has purchased land zoned for industrial use and data centers in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • Developer: Google
    “On June 24, 2025, Botetourt County officials announced that Google has purchased land zoned for industrial use and data centers in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • Announced: June 24, 2025
    “On June 24, 2025, Botetourt County officials announced that Google has purchased land zoned for industrial use and data centers in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.”
    Local government · June 2025 · grade B
  • do not merge.
    “Google considering Roanoke County's Wood Haven Technology Park for potential data center facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C

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