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Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road)

Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated July 26, 2026

Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) is a proposed data center in Chester, Virginia (Chesterfield County), operated by Undisclosed (landowner: Washington Single Family Fund3). The public record puts it at 89 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Undisclosed (landowner: Washington Single Family Fund3)
Facility type
Data center
Location
Chester, Chesterfield County, VA
Coordinates
37.3380, -77.3949
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
89 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
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
In litigation
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. July 17, 2026
    Proposed
    Status change recorded. Source: WTVR CBS6

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) in Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Chesterfield's 2026 ordinance made data centers a conditional use; the planning director ruled the landowner lacked vested rights to build by-right, and the Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously upheld that denial on 2026-06-03.

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.

Chesterfield's 2026 ordinance made data centers a conditional use; the planning director ruled the landowner lacked vested rights to build by-right, and the Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously upheld that denial on 2026-06-03. The project now requires a conditional-use permit; related litigation is pending.

Notes on the record

Proposed data center on ~89 acres at 1931 Old Bermuda Hundred Rd, Chester (Bermuda District), Chesterfield County. Land owned by Washington Single Family Fund3 (acquired 2023 for $462,000); the data-center developer is undisclosed. Under the pre-2026 I-2 zoning it was by-right; the 2026 ordinance made data centers conditional-use. The planning director found no vested right and the BZA unanimously upheld that denial 2026-06-03, so a CUP is now required. Recorded as proposed (not cancelled) with community=litigation.

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 Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) in Chester?

Yes. Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) in Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Chesterfield's 2026 ordinance made data centers a conditional use; the planning director ruled the landowner lacked vested rights to build by-right, and the Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously upheld that denial on 2026-06-03.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road)?

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 Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) 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 Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road), and how big is it?

Undisclosed (landowner: Washington Single Family Fund3) is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 89 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Bermuda Hundred Data Center (Old Bermuda Hundred Road)," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/bermuda-hundred-data-center-chesterfield-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/bermuda-hundred-data-center-chesterfield-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.Chesterfield Zoning Appeals Board denies appeal over proposed data center campus near I-95 · WTVR CBS6 · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Zoning appeals board rejects challenge to permit requirement for data center project in Chester · Richmond BizSense · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.New Chesterfield data center on pause as county faces lawsuits · WRIC ABC 8News · retrieved July 17, 2026
  4. 4.Chesterfield board upholds denial of Bermuda District data center · 12 On Your Side / Gray Media · retrieved July 17, 2026
  5. 5.Chesterfield County official Address Points GIS layer, 1931 Old Bermuda Hundred Rd, parcel GPIN 8046474181 · retrieved July 18, 2026
  6. 6.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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