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CleanArc VA1

Ruther Glen, Caroline County, Virginia

Under constructionMixed receptionAI likelyRecord updated July 8, 2026

CleanArc VA1 is a data center under construction in Ruther Glen, Virginia (Caroline County), operated by CleanArc Data Centers. The public record puts it at announced November 2025, 900 MW planned, a reported $3 billion investment. It has documented support and documented 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
CleanArc Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Ruther Glen, Caroline County, VA
Coordinates
37.9374, -77.4837
Power capacity
900 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
$3 billion
Announced
November 2025
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Caroline County EDA annual grant - 25% of incremental tax revenue for 15 years (40% for 10 years if the first data hall is operational by Sept 30 2027), capped at 10% of taxable investment, Caroline County, VA, 2025 | Virginia Data Center Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption (eligibility per VEDP; no certified award value), Commonwealth of Virginia, 2025
Community reception
Mixed reception
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. November 2025
    Under construction
    CleanArc broke ground on its 900 MW flagship campus in Ruther Glen, Caroline County; 200 MW online targeted Q3 2026, phased to mid-2030s Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to CleanArc VA1 in Ruther Glen, Caroline County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. The Caroline County Board of Supervisors approved the performance agreement 5-1 (Aug 12 2025; lone dissent from Vice-Chair Jeff Sili).

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

The Caroline County Board of Supervisors approved the performance agreement 5-1 (Aug 12 2025; lone dissent from Vice-Chair Jeff Sili). Governor Youngkin attended the Nov 20 2025 groundbreaking. No organized community opposition or litigation was found.

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Power and water

Dominion Energy Virginia is the sole investor-owned utility serving Caroline County (attribution via SCC territory; not named directly in CleanArc materials). 900 MW phased in three 300 MW stages (2027 / 2030 / 2033-2035); the VA SCC approved a large-load rate class in Nov 2025. CleanArc markets a 'True Additionality' clean-energy model; no confirmed on-site generation.

The Caroline County performance agreement prohibits potable water for industrial cooling (county water for washing/flushing only); closed-loop recirculation with initial water brought off-site. Not yet operational - no daily-use figure.

Public money on the record

ProgramAmountGranted byYear
Caroline County EDA annual grant - 25% of incremental tax revenue for 15 years (40% for 10 years if the first data hall is operational by Sept 30 2027), capped at 10% of taxable investmentNot establishedCaroline County, VA2025
Virginia Data Center Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption (eligibility per VEDP; no certified award value)Not establishedCommonwealth of Virginia2025

Notes on the record

900 MW flagship campus in Ruther Glen, Caroline County, phased into the mid-2030s (200 MW online targeted Q3 2026). Distinct operator/parcel from the AWS Mattermeade campus (also Caroline County). Coordinates are the Ruther Glen area centroid. investmentUsd records the confirmed $3B first-phase pledge (VEDP); the ~$8.8B full-buildout figure is a projection and is excluded.

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.

  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
Which document closes each gap
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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 CleanArc VA1 data center in Ruther Glen?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to CleanArc VA1 in Ruther Glen, Caroline County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. The Caroline County Board of Supervisors approved the performance agreement 5-1 (Aug 12 2025; lone dissent from Vice-Chair Jeff Sili).

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the CleanArc VA1 data center?

No lawsuit over CleanArc VA1 appears in the record we track as of July 8, 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 CleanArc VA1 use?

No water withdrawal figure for CleanArc VA1 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 CleanArc VA1, and how big is it?

CleanArc Data Centers is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 900 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "CleanArc VA1," updated July 8, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cleanarc-ruther-glen-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/cleanarc-ruther-glen-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.CleanArc gets green light for data center campus in Caroline County, Virginia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.CleanArc Data Centers invests $3 billion in Caroline County · Virginia Economic Development Partnership · retrieved July 8, 2026
  3. 3.CleanArc Data Centers breaks ground on 900MW flagship campus in Virginia · PR Newswire · retrieved July 8, 2026
  4. 4.VA DEQ air permit 74341-1, Clean Arc Data Centers VA-1 Campus (issued 2026-07-02) · Virginia Department of Environmental Quality · retrieved July 29, 2026
  5. 5.Submission provenance (not controlling source), Public Evidence record for permit 74341-1 · Public Evidence Project · retrieved July 30, 2026

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