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North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC)

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ProposedNo reception on recordRecord updated September 10, 2026

North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) is a proposed data center in Louisa, Virginia (Louisa County), operated by Amazon Web Services. The public record puts it at announced November 2024, 3 GW planned, 816 acres.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Amazon Web Services
Facility type
Data center
Location
Louisa, Louisa County, VA
Coordinates
37.9997, -77.9674 (approximate)
Power capacity
3 GW planned
Land
816 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
November 2024
Utility
Not established from a public source
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
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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. November 9, 2024
    Proposed
    proposed per Louisa County Planning Commission buffer/landscaping plan discussion (Nov. 9, 2024) + county-sourced reporting Source: Tammy Purcell / Engage Louisa (citing Louisa County Planning Commission proceedings)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 10, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) in Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Notes on the record

Preliminary estimate of at least 17 total DC buildings across both Louisa campuses combined; ~628 of the 1,444-acre assemblage held as open space, ~380 acres to be donated to the county for a public park. No formal local rezoning/SUP filing yet as of the cited meeting, status set to 'permitted' cautiously based on land-disturbance-adjacent county process; confirm before elevating capacity figures (3GW is a stated potential ceiling from 10 substations, not a committed buildout). Status corrected to proposed: no formal permit or site plan filed as of the Nov 2024 Planning Commission buffer/landscaping discussion (still exploratory). 'Up to 3 GW' = ten 300 MW substations (a ceiling, not permitted capacity). Public-reception check (2026-09-10): North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) is confirmed distinct from a THIRD AWS Louisa County proposal (near Northeast Creek Reservoir/Mineral) that Amazon withdrew 2025-07-25/28 after strong resident opposition ("Please don't Loudoun Louisa... Please say no to this additional data center," per a July 2025 board-of-supervisors public-comment session). NCTC itself was one of two AWS campuses approved by-right under the county's Technology Overlay District and moved to construction without the surge of documented opposition seen on the third project. No hearing/vote record specific to NCTC was found. Checked: Virginia Business, a Louisa data-center timeline site, and a local Substack covering county supervisors' meetings.

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.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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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 North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) in Louisa?

Nothing on record as of September 10, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) in Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC)?

No lawsuit over North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) appears in the record we track as of September 10, 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 North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) use?

No water withdrawal figure for North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC) 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 North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC), and how big is it?

Amazon Web Services is the operator on record. We hold 54 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 3 GW. The site is recorded at 816 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "North Creek Technology Campus (NCTC)," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/aws-north-creek-technology-campus-louisa-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/aws-north-creek-technology-campus-louisa-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.Louisa County Planning Commission buffer/landscaping plan discussion (Nov. 9, 2024) + county-sourced reporting · Tammy Purcell / Engage Louisa (citing Louisa County Planning Commission proceedings) · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Amazon files for 3.8 million sq ft data center campus in Louisa County, Virginia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.Louisa County Data Centers information page · Louisa County, VA · retrieved July 17, 2026
  4. 4.US Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Public Notice NAO-2024-01939 (Amazon Data Services, Louisa, Virginia) · retrieved July 25, 2026

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