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L to R: Roanoke Regional Partnership head John Hull and Botetourt County Administrator Gary Larrowe at the planned Google data center campus site Photo by Natalee Waters
Mar 1, 2026

Google data center campus spawns excitement, concern

Google will invest $3 billion to build a data center campus in Botetourt County, Virginia, creating 150 jobs and prompting water infrastructure studies.

An aerial view of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. Photo courtesy Botetourt County
Feb 26, 2026

Google’s Botetourt data center campus may use 8M gallons of water daily

Unredacted documents reveal Google’s planned Botetourt data center may require 2M–8M gallons of water daily for operations.

An aerial view of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. Photo courtesy Botetourt County
Feb 4, 2026

Google could spend $3B building Botetourt data centers

State documents reveal Google’s plan for a data center campus in Botetourt County that could cost $3 billion.

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