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QTS / Compass Datacenters · Gainesville, VA · United States

Facility record

Lifecycle
CancelledSource-reported lifecycle
Location precision
approximate
Address as listed
Not published
Coordinates
38.8, -77.68
Serving utility, source-reported
Dominion Energy / NOVECView utility impact evidence
Operational capacity, source-reported
Not published
Planned capacity, source-reported
Not published
Source record updated
2026-10-22

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

  1. Proposed

    QTS and Compass proposed 2,100-acre, 37-data-center campus adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park along Pageland Lane corridor

    Underlying source
  2. Permitted

    County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved rezoning in marathon 27-hour session; incoming supervisors had not yet taken office; rezoning later challenged in court

    Underlying source
  3. Cancelled

    QTS withdrew Virginia Supreme Court appeal July 2, 2026 after Court of Appeals unanimously halted project March 2026. Circuit court had voided rezoning August 2024 citing inadequate public notice under Va. Code § 15.2-2204. Project officially terminated.

    Underlying source

Source notes

Would have been largest data center campus in the world at over 22 million sq ft across approximately 2,000-2,100 acres (per WTOP). Cancellation is landmark precedent on Virginia public-notice requirements. Coordinates are approximate for Pageland Lane corridor. As of 2026-09-10, the record was accurate and current: QTS's July 2, 2026 Virginia Supreme Court petition withdrawal (by GW Acquisition Co., LLC and GW Acquisition Co. I, LLC) is reflected in the status history; no further developments were found after that.

Grid-only. Data Center Frontier reporting states the project depends on Dominion Energy grid power, with Dominion planning new substations and a new 230kV transmission line (Dave's Store substation to a NOVEC substation near Wellington/Rollins Ford roads) to serve NOVEC's territory.

Sources and provenance

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.

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