Power
Power and the grid
A building on the campus is in service.
We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.
Permits
Permits checklist
1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- ✓Building permits GrantedPrince William County building permits · Sept. 9, 2022: equipment-foundation permits issued in 2022 and passed final inspection in 2022 and 2023 (Holder Construction); several earlier ones were canceled or voided Local building-permit records · Sept. 2022
- –Checked, nothing on file: Zoning approval, Site plan, Water and wetlands permits, Utility and grid approval
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- April 29, 2022Permits County permit records show Holder Construction foundation permits for generators and electrical equipment at 13001 Rollins Ford Road (these were later canceled) Local building-permit records · April 2022
- Sept. 9, 2022Permits Building permit issued for equipment trestle foundations (Holder Construction) Local building-permit records · Sept. 2022
- Nov. 15, 2022Construction Foundations for a low-voltage electrical building pass final inspection Local building-permit records · Nov. 2022
- 2023Construction Google opens its third Virginia data center facility, in Prince William County Company · 2023
- July 13, 2023Construction Generator pad foundations pass final inspection Local building-permit records · July 2023
- April 26, 2024Site Coverage of Google's Virginia investment announcement notes a recently opened data center on Rollins Ford Road News report · April 2024
Construction activity
Building activity by quarter
Since April 2022: 13 building permits (4 issued or finished, 9 withdrawn or expired); the largest lists a $250,000 job value. Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value.
Building permits
’23
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 6. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owner
- Google: owner and operator
Builders
- Holder Construction Group: contractor on the county building permits
- Geopro: named with Holder on the foundation permits
Still unknown
Open questions
- Campus power in MW and the serving utility.
- The month the first building entered service.
- Remaining build-out and its timing.
Where this comes from
20 records from 5 documents
Drawn from public and commercial datasets, news reports and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Dataset 2News report 2Company 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.
Permits and government (13)
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: final“Permit number: BLD2022-07693 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: final · Job value: $40,000 · Effective date: Aug. 2, 2023 · Business: Geopro; Holder Construction Gr · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* loading dock retaining wall footing & foundation - accessor”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: final“Permit number: BLD2022-07691 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: final · Job value: $50,000 · Effective date: July 13, 2023 · Business: Geopro; Holder Construction Gr · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* generator pads footing & foundations - accessory building p”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: final“Permit number: BLD2022-07694 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: final · Job value: $45,000 · Effective date: Nov. 15, 2022 · Business: Geopro; Holder Construction Gr · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* lv meb footing & foundation - accessory building permit to”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: issued“Permit number: BLD2022-06656 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: issued · Job value: $35,000 · Effective date: Sept. 9, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* trestle system foundations accessory permit to bld2022-0361”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: revoked“Permit number: BLD2023-01337 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: revoked · Job value: $100,000 · Effective date: Sept. 2, 2022 · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *void - wrong work class. See bld2023-01425/bpr2023-00125* tent #2. We were instructed to submit for tent”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: canceled“Permit number: BLD2022-06655 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: canceled · Job value: $35,000 · Effective date: Aug. 22, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* mcp foundations accessory permit to bld2022-03616 please”
- building permit: Building commercial new structure: revoked“Permit number: BLD2023-00131 · Type: Building commercial new structure · Status: revoked · Job value: $200,000 · Effective date: July 8, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *void - wrong work class - see bld2023-00224/bpr2023-00125** two - 100'x100 break tents for c”
- building permit: Electrical commercial site lighting: revoked“Permit number: ELE2022-06653 · Type: Electrical commercial site lighting · Status: revoked · Job value: $250,000 · Effective date: June 29, 2022 · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: **voided - see ele2022-06649 and it's notes** installation of grounding site lighting security conduit poles.”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: canceled“Permit number: BLD2022-06648 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: canceled · Job value: $10,000 · Effective date: April 29, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: **targeted industry** generator foundations accessory permit to bld2022-03616”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: canceled“Permit number: BLD2022-06649 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: canceled · Job value: $45,000 · Effective date: April 29, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: **targeted industry** lv meb foundations accessory permit to bld2022-03616 pl”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: canceled“Permit number: BLD2022-06650 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: canceled · Job value: $25,000 · Effective date: April 29, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: Mv meb foundations accessory permit to bld2022-03616 please link to bpr2022-0”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: canceled“Permit number: BLD2022-06653 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: canceled · Job value: $7,000 · Effective date: April 29, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* pdc foundations accessory permit to bld2022-03616 please l”
- building permit: Building commercial accessory structure: canceled“Permit number: BLD2022-06654 · Type: Building commercial accessory structure · Status: canceled · Job value: $8,000 · Effective date: April 29, 2022 · Business: Holder Construction Group LLC · Address: 13001 ROLLINS FORD RD · Description: *targeted industry* sdc foundations accessory permit to bld2022-03616 please l”
Site and other (7)
- Site coordinates: 38.776629, -77.584823 decimal degreesMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- County code: 51153“We've built an office in Reston and data centers in Loudoun and Prince William Counties.”Company · April 2024 · grade B
- Project identity: Google Prince William County data center campus on Rollins Ford Road, Bristow/Nokesville, Prince William County, VA - Google's third Virginia data center facility, opened 2023“Google opens a third data center facility in nearby Prince William County, Virginia.”Company · 2023 · grade B
- Operator: Google“We've built an office in Reston and data centers in Loudoun and Prince William Counties.”Company · 2023 · grade B
- First in service: 2023“Google opens a third data center facility in nearby Prince William County, Virginia.”Company · 2023 · grade B
- Site address: 13001 Rollins Ford Road, Nokesville, VA 20181“It also has a recently opened data center on Rollins Ford Road in Prince William.”News report · April 2024 · grade C
- Project status: operating - opened 2023“The Prince William County data center was built in 2023, according to a Google fact sheet.”News report · 2023 · grade C
Imagery and records: Building permits: ATTOM.