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Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton)

Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia · All 7 Amazon Data Services sites · Every Amazon case on our tracker

PermittedIn litigationRecord updated September 3, 2026

Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton) is a permitted data center in Warrenton, Virginia (Fauquier County), operated by Amazon Data Services. The public record puts it at 40 MW planned, 42 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

What our reporting adds

Our case file documents this site. Awaiting ruling, Fauquier County Circuit Court. The base record lists the reception as contested; the case record sets it to litigation.

Facility record

Permitted

Operator
Amazon Data Services
Facility type
Data center
Location
Warrenton, Fauquier County, VA
Coordinates
38.7295, -77.7875
Power capacity
40 MW planned
Land
42 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
In litigation
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. April 1, 2024
    Permitted
    Town of Warrenton SUP-22-3 site plan approved with 27 conditions, April 2024. Source: Fauquier Now

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton) in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Awaiting ruling, Fauquier County Circuit Court.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

Awaiting ruling, Fauquier County Circuit Court. 220,000 sq ft Amazon data center approved by the Warrenton Town Council on a 4-3 vote. Warrenton town staff approved the site plan (Apr 2024) over public criticism from opposition groups Protect Fauquier and Citizens for Fauquier County, who said the process was rushed and ignored citizen concerns.

Source: Fauquier Now

Notes on the record

Town of Warrenton SUP-22-3; 220,000 sq ft on 42 acres; site plan approved with 27 conditions (Apr 2024).

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

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Our reporting on this site

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton) in Warrenton?

Yes. Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton) in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Awaiting ruling, Fauquier County Circuit Court.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton)?

Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.

How much water does Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton), and how big is it?

Amazon Data Services is the operator on record. We hold 7 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 40 MW. The site is recorded at 42 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Blackwell Road Data Center (Warrenton)," updated September 3, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/amazon-blackwell-road-warrenton-va.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/amazon-blackwell-road-warrenton-va, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Warrenton town staff approves site plan for Amazon data center (SUP-22-3) · Fauquier Now · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Amazon Blackwell Frequently Asked Questions (Town of Warrenton / PEC town hall handout) · Piedmont Environmental Council / Town of Warrenton · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.Fauquier County CAMA/Tax Parcels GIS layer, parcel 6984-69-2419-000, owner Amazon Data Services Inc, site address 719 Blackwell Rd · retrieved July 18, 2026 · original offline, no archived copy found
  4. 4.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
  5. 5.Amazon Blackwell Frequently Asked Questions (Town of Warrenton / PEC town hall handout) · Piedmont Environmental Council / Town of Warrenton · retrieved September 3, 2026
  6. 6.Citizens for Fauquier County v. Town of Warrenton: The Three Year Fight Over Amazon's Warrenton Data Center · SueDataCenters.org · retrieved August 28, 2026
  7. 7.FauquierNow: Warrenton residents, environmental nonprofit file lawsuit in hopes of overturning Amazon data center decision (March 2023) · fauquiernow.com · retrieved August 28, 2026
  8. 8.FauquierNow: Judge hears arguments in lawsuit seeking to halt Amazon data center in Warrenton · fauquiernow.com · retrieved August 28, 2026
  9. 9.Data Center Dynamics: Local activists file lawsuit to stop Amazon data center in Warrenton, Northern Virginia · datacenterdynamics.com · retrieved August 28, 2026

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