Data center profile · 225 Centreport Parkway, Fredericksburg area, Stafford County, Virginia

Vantage VA4 (Stafford, Virginia)

Vantage's 192 MW IT-load, three-building, $2B campus in Stafford County, Virginia, building by right; first power awaits new Dominion 230 kV line by July 2027.

Under construction. Vantage broke ground on Nov. 6, 2025; the first building is slated for late 2027. No tenant, electric service agreement or air permit is on record, and no county board action on the substation permit has been found.
192 MW
critical IT capacity, Vantage says
three two-story buildings, about 929,000 sq ft; Vantage also describes a private 270 MW on-site substation
$2B
investment, company figure
announced Nov. 6, 2025 with the Virginia economic development agency
Late 2027
first building opens, Vantage says
more phases through 2028; the county's own forecast has 2 buildings in FY2028 and 1 in FY2029
Jul. 1, 2027
deadline for the new Dominion 230 kV line and substation
set by state regulators; Dominion expects completion by late summer 2027
OperatorVantage Data Centers (developer and operator; project company Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC)
CustomerNone announced; capacity is marketed to unnamed customers
Planned IT capacity216 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2027 to 2028); company says 2027.
Next deadlineJuly 1, 2027: Dominion's new 230 kV lines and Centreport substation due in service, ahead of the first building in late 2027
Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet · 270 MW permitted

Dominion Energy grid serviceLine approved, agreement not public
270 MW
size of the private on-site substation, per Vantage (a delivery rating, not generation); the 192 MW IT capacity is Vantage's figure; no service agreement is public Company · Oct. 2026
Permitted

Getting on the grid

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

  1. June 10, 2025
    Transmission line approved
    State regulators certify two 230 kV lines on new right-of-way and a new Centreport substation, to be in service by Jul. 1, 2027. see Permits
  2. April 22, 2026
    On-site substation permit
    The Planning Commission recommends approval of a private on-site substation; Vantage describes it as 270 MW. see Permits
  3. July 1, 2027
    Line due in service
    Dominion's deadline for the new lines, with completion expected by late summer 2027. Company · Oct. 2026
  4. Not set
    Service agreement: none public
    No electric service agreement for the campus is public, and its term and minimum-bill terms are unknown. see Permits
Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 2 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file

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

Money

Money on record

$2B
investment, company figure
part of about $8B across Vantage's four Virginia campuses (company) State agency · Oct. 2026
$115M a year
county property tax at full build-out (press)
$115.4M to $116.7M reported from county figures; not checked against the county model News report · Oct. 2026
$50.5M
Dominion's estimated cost of the new lines and substation
a 2024 dollar estimate in the state order Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
$41.0M
land purchase, recorded Jun. 2024
Chesterfield Retail LC and Chester Retail Investors LC to Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC (county deed records) County deed records · June 2024
$21.7M
land purchase, recorded Jun. 2024
Roberts Road Investment LC to Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC (county deed records) County deed records · June 2024
Land assembly

2 recorded land documents for the campus company in county records (June 2024); 2 list a price. 1 related-party transfer is shown greyed. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. June 27, 2024
    Money Land purchase recorded at $21.7M: Roberts Road Investment LC to Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC (1 parcel) County deed records · June 2024
  2. June 27, 2024
    Money Land purchase recorded at $41M: Chesterfield Retail LC and Chester Retail Investors LC to Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC (1 parcel) County deed records · June 2024
  3. Sept. 19, 2024
    Power Dominion applies to state regulators to build a 230 kV loop and Centreport substation to serve a data center customer in Stafford County Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  4. June 10, 2025
    Power State Corporation Commission certifies the transmission project (a utility approval, not zoning) Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  5. Oct. 21, 2025
    Permits Stafford supervisors adopt tougher data center rules, 4-2-1 (press); projects already approved are later exempted Local government · Oct. 2026
  6. Nov. 6, 2025
    Construction Vantage announces the $2B, 192 MW campus and holds its groundbreaking with DPR Construction Company · Oct. 2026
  7. Dec. 2, 2025
    Permits Supervisors unanimously grandfather five projects, including VA4, under the pre-Oct. 21 rules News report · Oct. 2026
  8. April 22, 2026
    Permits Planning Commission recommends approval of the substation permit; the Board of Supervisors' action was not located (a recommendation only) News report · Oct. 2026
  9. Oct. 1, 2026
    Permits Supervisors agree to revisit data center incentives and by-right siting on Oct. 27 News report · Oct. 2026
  10. Oct. 27, 2026
    Permits County board revisits data center incentives and siting rules; whether any change would reach VA4 is not stated News report · Oct. 2026
  11. July 1, 2027
    Power Deadline for Dominion's new 230 kV lines and Centreport substation to be in service Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  12. Dec. 2027
    Construction First building scheduled to open, Vantage says Company · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since April 2025: 7 FAA filings (April 2025 to Oct. 2026): tallest crane 310 ft (Sept. 2026).

FAA filings
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 4. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

3 buildings
two stories each, about 929,000 sq ft on 82 acres
Company · Oct. 2026
270 MW substation
private on-site substation, per Vantage's campus page; substation size is not generation
Company · Oct. 2026
1,100 construction jobs
plus at least 50 permanent jobs, per the state announcement
Company · Oct. 2026
Other data centers within 40 km (14)
This campus (footprint)
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IAD100 Manassas Data Center
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MCC2 Campus United States - Northern V
17 ac
MCC Campus United States - Northern VA
15 ac
MDC Campus United States - Northern VA
13 ac
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Vantage Data Centers: developer and operator (project company Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC)
Builders and advisers
  • DPR Construction: general contractor
  • Cooley: land-use counsel on the substation permit
Power
  • Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric and Power Company): serving utility and builder of the new line
Decision-makers
  • Stafford County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission: land use
  • Virginia State Corporation Commission: utility approvals
  • Virginia DEQ: air permits
  • Virginia Economic Development Partnership: state incentives
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

123 records from 23 documents

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

Utility regulator 6News report 6Company 5State agency 4Local government 2Dataset 1Analysis 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 (27)
  • IT capacity: 192 MW
    “Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, our VA4 data center campus will be home to three two-story facilities offering a combined critical IT load of 192MW.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Dominion Energy
    “Power provided by Dominion Energy, the leading energy provider in the region”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Vantage states a private 270 MW on-site substation for VA4
    “Private 270MW on-site substation providing reliable, dedicated power”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: Vantage Data Centers
    “Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced a major expansion in Virginia with an investment of $2 billion to fuel the development of a 192MW campus (VA4)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Operator: Vantage Data Centers
    “our VA4 data center campus will be home to three two-story facilities offering a combined critical IT load of 192MW”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 192 MW
    “three two-story facilities offering a combined critical IT load of 192MW”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 270 MW
    “Private 270MW on-site substation providing reliable, dedicated power”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 192 MW
    “an investment of $2 billion to fuel the development of a 192MW campus (VA4) in the Fredericksburg region”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “To serve a data center customer (Customer), the Company proposed to complete the following (collectively, the Project)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric and Power Company)
    “Power provided by Dominion Energy, the leading energy provider in the region”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Grid operator: PJM
    “Dominion Transmission Zone: Supplemental”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Substation parcel: Tax Map Parcel 37-30 (portion, 15.62 acres)
    “on a portion of Tax Map Parcel Nos. 37-30 (Property). The Property consists of 15.62 acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • CPCN: Final Order granting certificate of public convenience and necessity
    “Certificate No. ET-DEV-KGE/STA-2025-C, which authorizes Virginia Electric and Power Company under the Utility Facilities Act to operate certificated transmission lines and facilities in the Counties of King George and Stafford”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • VA4 brings Vantage's Virginia footprint to 782 MW of IT capacity and approximately $8 billion of combined investment across four campuses (company release). Portfolio figures only - not booked to any campus MW field.
    “This campus is Vantage's fourth in Virginia and brings the company's statewide capacity to 782MW with a combined investment of approximately $8 billion”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: Final Order issued
    “the Commission said the new GS-5 rate class will comprise customers demanding 25 megawatts or more. The new rate class will be effective beginning January 1, 2027.”
    Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system / large-load class (aggregate, unassigned): new GS-5 rate class approved in the 2025 biennial review (Case PUR-2025-00058, Final Order Nov. 25, 2025) - customers demanding 25 MW or more, e
    “the Commission said the new GS-5 rate class will comprise customers demanding 25 megawatts or more. The new rate class will be effective beginning January 1, 2027.”
    Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: filed
    “As of July 31, 2025, the Company has 16,913 MW of requested capacity under firm contracts through executed ESAs or CLOAs.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system / Northern Virginia data-center class (aggregate, unassigned): contract growth per the 2025 IRP Update (Case PUR-2025-00184), as of July 31, 2025 - firm capacity under executed ESAs or CLO
    “As of July 31, 2025, the Company has 16,913 MW of requested capacity under firm contracts through executed ESAs or CLOAs.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system / Northern Virginia data-center class (aggregate, unassigned): data-center billing demand, Dominion 20-year data center forecast, September 2025 - 2024 actual 3,584 MW; 2025 forecast 4,149
    “Forecasted 2025 billing demand: 4.2 GWs”
    Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system / Northern Virginia data-center class (aggregate, unassigned): data-center billing demand forecast (Dominion 20-year data center forecast, October 2024, presented to PJM; the forecast inco
    “Forecasted 2024 billing demand: 3,562 MWs”
    Company · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: filed
    “As shown above, in Figure 2.1.7, the Company is currently studying 7,570 MW of data center demand within the SELOAs stage,”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system / Northern Virginia data-center class (aggregate, unassigned): customer contracts in hand as of July 2024 per the 2024 IRP (Case PUR-2024-00184) - 7,570 MW under study at the SELOA stage,
    “As shown above, in Figure 2.1.7, the Company is currently studying 7,570 MW of data center demand within the SELOAs stage,”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system (aggregate, unassigned): DOM LSE summer peak, Company Load Forecast in the 2024 IRP - 18,023 MW in 2024; 21,270 MW in 2032; 26,415 MW in 2039; PJM Derived DOM Zone coincident peak CAGR 4.8
    “Demand is forecasted to increase 5.5% annually over the next decade and double by 2039 in the Company’s delivery zone within PJM.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: filed
    “This increase is driven primarily by data centers and, to a lesser extent, electrification in both the Company’s service territory and in other service areas within DOM Zone.”
    Utility regulator · May 2023 · grade B
  • Dominion Energy Virginia system / Northern Virginia data-center class (aggregate, unassigned): 2023 IRP (Case PUR-2023-00066) - data-center peak billed demand 2,767 MW actual in 2022; 75 data centers connected since 2019
    “The data center industry in Virginia achieved a peak metered load of almost 2.8 GW in 2022.”
    Utility regulator · May 2023 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Negative searches of Virginia DEQ records and public notices on 2026-10-18 located no air permit naming Vantage VA41 or the Stafford site; positive controls returned (DEQ Vantage VA2 assessment; Stafford Technology Campus VWP notice)”
    grade C
  • Grandfathering debate: the Planning Commission chair and residents warned that draft language allowing 'related' future applications could let the five grandfathered projects expand under the old rules; the Board adopted
    “The answer the supervisors eventually reached was to have the resolution instead say developers could make later changes that were directly attributable to the already approved project”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (33)
  • County code: Stafford County, VA (51179)
    “The Property consists of 15.62 acres, located on the south side of Centreport Parkway, approximately 2,500 feet North of the intersection with Mountain View Road, within the Hartwood Election District”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Buildings planned: 3 buildings
    “VA4 will house three data centers on 82 acres totaling approximately 929,000 square feet”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site acres: 82 acres
    “VA4 will house three data centers on 82 acres totaling approximately 929,000 square feet”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Building sq ft: 929000 sq ft
    “VA4 will house three data centers on 82 acres totaling approximately 929,000 square feet”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Capital cost announced: 2000000000 USD
    “Vantage Data Centers will invest $2 billion to construct a new, state-of-the-art data center campus in Stafford County”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenants: not stated
    “The Fredericksburg region offered a significant opportunity for Vantage to serve our customers seeking capacity and access to the resources of Data Center Alley”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: No tenant announced; capacity marketed to unnamed customers
    “The Fredericksburg region offered a significant opportunity for Vantage to serve our customers seeking capacity”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: building - ground broken Nov 6, 2025; campus under construction
    “the company and its general contractor, DPR Construction, hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier today”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: building
    “the company and its general contractor, DPR Construction, hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier today”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • state incentive eligibility: scope
    “Vantage is eligible for Data Center Sales and Use Tax exemptions on qualifying computer equipment and enabling software”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • state incentive eligibility: condition
    “FINDING: the release states tax-exemption eligibility only; no executed performance agreement, investment or jobs conditions, or clawback terms are published with it”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • state incentive eligibility: termination
    “FINDING: no termination or clawback clause for any state incentive is stated in the VEDP release or any other document opened”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • electric service: scope
    “Dominion asserted that the proposed Project is necessary to provide requested service to the Customer's new data center in Stafford County, Virginia”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • electric service: term
    “FINDING: no electric service agreement for the campus is public; its term is not stated in the SCC order, the company announcement, or county records opened”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • electric service: minimum billing
    “FINDING: no minimum-billing, demand-charge or take-or-pay term for the campus is stated in any public document opened”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • electric service: termination
    “FINDING: no termination or cancellation clause for campus electric service is stated in any public document opened”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • construction: scope
    “the company and its general contractor, DPR Construction, hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier today”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • construction: termination
    “FINDING: the general-contractor agreement is not public; no value, term or termination clause is stated in any document opened”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking celebration held Nov 6, 2025, hosted by Vantage and general contractor DPR Construction with state and Stafford County officials attending.
    “the company and its general contractor, DPR Construction, hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier today featuring prominent local officials”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stafford County's PFM data center financial forecasting model baseline assumes VA4 delivers 2 buildings in FY28 and 1 in FY29, and carries VA-4 at 926,800 sq ft / 3 buildings.
    “Baseline Scenario Construction Timeline: Vantage VA-4 (Melrod) - FY28: 2 buildings; FY29: 1 building; Total 3”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • County code: 51179
    “Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Vantage Data Centers will invest $2 billion to construct a new, state-of-the-art data center campus in Stafford County.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Site acres: 82 acres
    “VA4 will house three data centers on 82 acres totaling approximately 929,000 square feet.”
    Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Project status: under construction - groundbreaking held Nov. 6, 2025
    “the company and its general contractor, DPR Construction, hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier today”
    Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Developer: Vantage Data Centers
    “VA4 will house three data centers on 82 acres totaling approximately 929,000 square feet.”
    Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Building count: 3 buildings
    “VA4 will house three data centers on 82 acres totaling approximately 929,000 square feet.”
    Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Data Center Sales and Use Tax exemption: tax exemption eligibility
    “Vantage is eligible for Data Center Sales and Use Tax exemptions on qualifying computer equipment and enabling software.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Vantage and the Governor state a $2 billion investment, 1,100 construction jobs and at least 50 permanent jobs for VA4
    “Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Vantage Data Centers will invest $2 billion to construct a new, state-of-the-art data center campus in Stafford County.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD
    “Recorded: Feb. 14, 2025 · Grantor: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS VA41 LLC · Grantee: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS VA41 LLC · Parcel number: 37-30 · City: FREDERICKSBURG”
    County deed records · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 21742875 USD
    “Recorded: June 27, 2024 · Price: $21,742,875 · Grantor: ROBERTS ROAD INVESTMENT LC · Grantee: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS VA41 LLC · Parcel number: 37-30 · City: FREDERICKSBURG”
    County deed records · June 2024 · grade B
  • Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 41007125 USD
    “Recorded: June 27, 2024 · Price: $41,007,125 · Grantor: CHESTERFIELD RETAIL LC · Grantee: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS VA41 LLC · Parcel number: 37-74S · City: FREDERICKSBURG”
    County deed records · June 2024 · grade B
  • local incentive: scope
    “Stafford Economic Development Director Liz Barber said the county has not seen any data center developers apply for the incentives Vanuch questioned”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • local incentive: scope
    “FINDING: no Stafford County performance or incentive agreement naming Vantage or VA4 was located in county records or press as of 2026-10-18”
    grade C
  • Virginia Business reported the campus is expected to add between $115.4 million and $116.7 million in annual property tax revenue at full build-out (press report of county figures; not verified against the PFM model docu
    “the campus is set to include 929,000 square feet and add between $115.4 million and $116.7 million in annual property tax revenue”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (21)
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “We will have several cranes onsite to construct the new building. Some cranes will exceed 200'.”
    FAA · July 2025 · grade A
  • Zoning status: By-right data center development; grandfathered under Ordinance O25-29(R) to the pre-Oct 21, 2025 rules
    “Grandfathered projects would be allowed to continue with their existing and future applications and development plans directly attributable to the approved project under the Zoning Ordinance regulations in place when the project was approved”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • site plan: approved
    “to permit grandfathering for data center projects receiving reclassification or conditional use permit (CUP) approval from the Board of Supervisors or site plan approval on or before October 21, 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • conditional use permit: application filed; Planning Commission recommended approval April 22, 2026; Board action not located
    “CUP25156640; Conditional Use Permit - Vantage VA41 Substation. A request for a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow a public facility/utility, specifically an electrical substation, in the M-1, Light Industrial District”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • comprehensive plan compliance review (Va. Code 15.2-2232): review requested; heard with CUP25156640 on April 22, 2026
    “COM25156787; Comprehensive Compliance Review - Vantage VA41 Substation. A request to review compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, in accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-2232”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Dominion Centreport project schedule: pre-construction activity expected early 2026 with anticipated completion by late summer 2027 (Dominion neighbor letter, Jul 9, 2025); the SCC order requires the facilities in servic
    “Pre-Construction activity is expected to begin early 2026, with anticipated completion by late summer 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stafford County Board of Supervisors: Resolution R25-141 - directed the Planning Commission to review the county data center regulations
    “Shortly thereafter, at that same meeting, the Board passed Resolution R25-141, which formally requested the Planning Commission to review current data center regulations”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stafford County Board of Supervisors (joint session with Planning Commission): Ordinance O25-29 and Resolution R25-208 - new data center special regulations (Sec. 28-39) and Comprehensive Plan guidelines
    “On October 21, 2025, the Board approved R25-208 to update the Comprehensive Plan guidelines for Data Centers and Ordinance O25-29 to amend zoning ordinance special regulations for data centers”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Evaluating
    “ASN 2026-AEA-12019-OE: VA41, Crane, 150 ft AGL, 270 ft AMSL, 38.38874,-77.47074, Evaluating, submitted 2026-10-13”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Pending
    “ASN 2026-AEA-11051-OE: Mobile Crane 225 Centreport Pkwy NW, Crane, 310 ft AGL, 428 ft AMSL, 38.39059,-77.46848, Pending, submitted 2026-09-16”
    FAA · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Pending
    “ASN 2026-AEA-11052-OE: Mobile Crane 225 Centreport Pkwy SW, Crane, 310 ft AGL, 429 ft AMSL, 38.38808,-77.47166, Pending, submitted 2026-09-16”
    FAA · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Pending
    “ASN 2026-AEA-11053-OE: Mobile Crane 225 Centreport Pkwy SE, Crane, 310 ft AGL, 428 ft AMSL, 38.38674,-77.46970, Pending, submitted 2026-09-16”
    FAA · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Pending
    “ASN 2026-AEA-11054-OE: Mobile Crane 225 Centreport Pkwy NE, Crane, 310 ft AGL, 427 ft AMSL, 38.38999,-77.46741, Pending, submitted 2026-09-16”
    FAA · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA records four 310-ft mobile cranes filed at this campus's own street address - 'Mobile Crane 225 Centreport Pkwy NW/SW/SE/NE' (ASNs 2026-AEA-11051-OE - 2026-AEA-11054-OE, submitted Sept. 16, 2026, status Pending) -
    “ASN 2026-AEA-11051-OE: Mobile Crane 225 Centreport Pkwy NW, Crane, 310 ft AGL, 428 ft AMSL, 38.39059,-77.46848, Pending, submitted 2026-09-16”
    FAA · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction start (groundbreaking): Groundbreaking
    “the company and its general contractor, DPR Construction, hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier today”
    Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Temporary Mobile Crane to be Used for Concrete Tilt-Up Erection & Mechanical Lifts.”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade B
  • air permit: none located - documented absence
    “Negative searches of Virginia DEQ records and public notices on 2026-10-18 located no air permit naming Vantage VA41 or the Stafford site; positive controls returned”
    grade C
  • On Sep 29-Oct 1, 2026 Stafford supervisors agreed to revisit on Oct 27, 2026: removing data centers from technology-zone incentives, ending by-right data center siting on heavy-industry (M-2) land without Board approval,
    “At a joint meeting of the county's Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Authority on Tuesday, the supervisors agreed to revisit the issue Oct. 27”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Virginia DEQ revised guidance and HB 507 set Tier 4 as the emissions baseline for data center generator air permits for applications submitted on or after July 1, 2026 - the framework any future VA4 backup-generator perm
    “In revised permitting guidance published late last year, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) said the traditional limited operating hours basis for exempting emergency data center generators from stricter emissions controls is no longer appropriate”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stafford County Board of Supervisors (joint public hearing with Planning Commission): Ordinance O25-29(R) - grandfathering of five previously approved data center projects, including Vantage VA-4 (aka Melrod)
    “voted unanimously to allow the Stafford Technology Campus, Potomac Church Tech Center, Centreport Gateway/Pemberton development, the Vantage VA-4 (aka Melrod) development, and the Cranes Corner Data Center to continue under the rules existing before Oct. 21”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stafford County Planning Commission: CUP25156640 and COM25156787 - Vantage VA41 Substation conditional use permit and Comprehensive Plan compliance review (public hearing)
    “Commissioners also voted unanimously to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve an electric substation for the Vantage data center project, which is being developed by right. It is east of the intersection of Centerport Parkway and Mountain View Road”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Legal (2)
  • Site entity: Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC
    “Applicant: Vantage Data Centers VA41 LLC, 2820 Northwestern Parkway, Suite 0904, Santa Clara, CA 95051”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • First announced: Nov. 6, 2025
    “DENVER (Nov. 6, 2025) - Vantage Data Centers today announced a major expansion in Virginia”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
Site and other (9)
  • Site address: 225 Centreport Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406
    “225 Centreport Parkway, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406, USA”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • First VA4 building slated operational late 2027, with additional phases rolling out through 2028, per Vantage campus page
    “the first building is slated to be operational late 2027, with additional phases rolling out through 2028”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Name: Vantage VA4 (Stafford campus)
    “There are five (5) data center projects that fall under this grandfathering provision. These include: Stafford Technology Campus; Potomac Church Tech Center; Centreport Gateway / Pemberton; Vantage VA-4 (aka Melrod); Cranes Corner Data Center”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Campus address: 225 Centreport Parkway, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406
    “Campus Address: 225 Centreport Parkway, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406, USA”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Original target date: 2027
    “The first building is scheduled to open in late 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Current target date: 2027
    “the first building is slated to be operational late 2027, with additional phases rolling out through 2028”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: Closed-loop chilled water system; liquid-to-liquid CDU option for 100% of IT loads; WUE near zero
    “Water Utilization Efficiency (WUE) will be near zero (liters/kW/hr) using the latest cooling design”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs operations: 50 jobs
    “At full capacity, the project will create 50 new jobs in the Commonwealth”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs construction: 1100 jobs
    “Development of the campus is expected to create 1,100 construction jobs and at least 50 permanent operations jobs”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B

Imagery and records: County deeds: ATTOM.