Developer plans $3B data center in Appomattox County

A Connecticut developer plans to build a $3 billion data center on a 452-acre site in Appomattox County.

AVAIO Digital Partners announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the Appomattox County Economic Development Authority to purchase the industrial site.

“This project in Appomattox County exemplifies our strategy of expanding Virginia’s thriving data center industry beyond traditional hubs, bringing high-tech jobs and significant investment to communities across the commonwealth,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a statement.

The site will receive 300 megawatts of power from the Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, and Dominion Energy and will have “substantial onsite green power,” according to a news release.

The site is fully zoned for data centers and is cleared and ready for “rapid construction,” according to a news release.

“We are delighted to be working with Appomattox County, Virginia, to make a major investment in the region’s digital and electrical infrastructure that will address the growing demand for digital services in a highly sustainable manner,” AVAIO Digital Managing Partner Mark McComiskey said in a statement.

AVAIO Digital Partners is a data center business managed by AVAIO Capital. The company focuses on developing and construction hyperscale data centers in the U.S. and Western Europe. It has secured more than 1.2 gigawatts of power from utilities “at sites across the country” and is planning to build out the full capacity, with almost 600 megawatts available by 2027.