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Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC)

Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia

Under constructionContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 26, 2026

Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) is a data center under construction in Gainesville, Virginia (Prince William County), operated by Corscale Data Centers (Patrinely / USAA Real Estate). The public record puts it at 300 MW planned, 130 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Corscale Data Centers (Patrinely / USAA Real Estate)
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Gainesville, Prince William County, VA
Coordinates
38.7800, -77.6200
Power capacity
300 MW planned
Land
130 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Dominion Energy
Power source
Grid
Cooling
air
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. 2022
    Under construction
    Gainesville Crossing Data Campus underway on I-66 in Prince William County; ~130 acres, Phase 1 online 2022 Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) in Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The Prince William County BOS approved the Gainesville Crossing rezoning (REZ2018-00008) 7-1 on Dec 10 2019 over opposition from the Coalition to Protect Prince William County (Elena Schlossberg: 'Citizens are carrying the burden of the massive infrastructure bills for these energy hogs').

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.

The Prince William County BOS approved the Gainesville Crossing rezoning (REZ2018-00008) 7-1 on Dec 10 2019 over opposition from the Coalition to Protect Prince William County (Elena Schlossberg: 'Citizens are carrying the burden of the massive infrastructure bills for these energy hogs'). Distinct from the separately-contested PW Digital Gateway / Pageland Lane project (voided by courts in 2025); GCDC's own approval is not under legal challenge.

Source: Coalition to Protect Prince William County

Power and water

Powered via a dedicated on-site Dominion Energy 135 kV substation (~306 MW); the design targets a PUE of 1.25. No confirmed renewable PPA or on-site generation.

Air-cooled chillers (Airedale by Modine) with liquid-cooled options available; LEED / water-use-efficiency targets. No confirmed operational daily-use figure published.

Notes on the record

~130-acre campus on Interstate 66; ~306 MW via an on-site Dominion substation. Distinct from the separately-tracked QTS/Compass 'PW Digital Gateway' site (~2,100 acres at Pageland Lane), which QTS terminated in July 2026. Capacity recorded at 300 MW per the DCD primary source (a 326 MW figure also circulates). Coordinates are the Gainesville area centroid. The only confirmed money figure is the ~$74.5M 2020 land purchase (a real-estate transaction, not construction capex) -> investmentUsd omitted; no headcount is disclosed; the VA sales-and-use tax exemption is eligibility-gated with no public award.

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 Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) in Gainesville?

Yes. Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) in Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The Prince William County BOS approved the Gainesville Crossing rezoning (REZ2018-00008) 7-1 on Dec 10 2019 over opposition from the Coalition to Protect Prince William County (Elena Schlossberg: 'Citizens are carrying the burden of the massive infrastructure bills for these energy hogs').

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC)?

No lawsuit over Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) 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 Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as air, 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 Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC), and how big is it?

Corscale Data Centers (Patrinely / USAA Real Estate) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 300 MW. The site is recorded at 130 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC)," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/corscale-gainesville-crossing-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/corscale-gainesville-crossing-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.New hyperscale developer Corscale is behind 300MW Gainesville Crossing campus in Prince William County · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.Digital Gateway data center project dies after final developer withdraws appeal · WTOP · retrieved July 7, 2026
  3. 3.New hyperscale developer Corscale is behind 300MW Gainesville Crossing campus · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 8, 2026
  4. 4.Gainesville Crossing Digital Campus (GCDC) · Affinius Capital · retrieved July 8, 2026
  5. 5.Gainesville Crossing data center complex · Coalition to Protect Prince William County · retrieved July 8, 2026
  6. 6.Virginia DEQ air permit 74241-3 (issued 2025-11-21) · Virginia DEQ · retrieved July 30, 2026

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