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Potomac Church Technology Center

Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia · All 7 Amazon Data Services sites · Every Amazon case on our tracker

Under constructionContestedRecord updated July 26, 2026

Potomac Church Technology Center is a data center under construction in Fredericksburg, Virginia (Stafford County), operated by Amazon Data Services. The public record puts it at 49.9 acres, a reported $1 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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.

Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Amazon Data Services
Facility type
Data center
Location
Fredericksburg, Stafford County, VA
Coordinates
38.4113, -77.4042 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
49.9 acres
Investment
$1 billion
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia
Cooling
Not established from a public source
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
Contested
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. June 18, 2026
    Under construction
    Proffer amendment deferred June 2026 amid road damage, generator emissions, and water-sharing concerns. Source: Potomac Local

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Potomac Church Technology Center in Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Stafford Board of Supervisors deferred (did not approve) the Amazon Potomac Church proffer amendment on June 18, 2026, citing road damage, generator emissions, and water-sharing concerns.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Stafford Board of Supervisors deferred (did not approve) the Amazon Potomac Church proffer amendment on June 18, 2026, citing road damage, generator emissions, and water-sharing concerns.

Source: Potomac Local

Notes on the record

49.9 acres, 510,000 sq ft AWS campus; proffer amendment deferred June 2026. Distinct from AWS's Caroline County 'Mattermeade' campus.

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
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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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 Potomac Church Technology Center data center in Fredericksburg?

Yes. Potomac Church Technology Center in Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Stafford Board of Supervisors deferred (did not approve) the Amazon Potomac Church proffer amendment on June 18, 2026, citing road damage, generator emissions, and water-sharing concerns.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Potomac Church Technology Center data center?

No lawsuit over Potomac Church Technology Center appears in the record we track as of July 26, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Potomac Church Technology Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Potomac Church Technology Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Potomac Church Technology Center, and how big is it?

Amazon Data Services is the operator on record. We hold 7 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 49.9 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Potomac Church Technology Center," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/amazon-potomac-church-fredericksburg-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-potomac-church-fredericksburg-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.Stafford County zoning/substation case, Potomac Church · Stafford County VA · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Stafford supervisors defer Amazon data center proffer amendment · Potomac Local · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026

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