Data Center Registry
Mineral Gap Data Center
Wise, Wise County, Virginia
Mineral Gap Data Center is an operating data center in Wise, Virginia (Wise County), operated by DP Facilities. The public record puts it at announced 2015, 22 acres, a reported $65 million investment.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- DP Facilities
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Wise, Wise County, VA
- Coordinates
- 36.9870, -82.5300 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 22 acres
- Investment
- $65 million
- Announced
- 2015
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Power source
- Mixed
- On site generation
- 3.6 MW
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 40 permanent
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- No reception on record
- 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.
- May 15, 2018OperatingDP Facilities' release describes the 65,000 sq ft Mineral Gap facility as operating and Uptime Institute Tier III certified, the first designed and constructed Tier III data center in Virginia. Wise County Economic Development records it as established in 2017 and still operating. Source: DP Facilities
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of September 9, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Mineral Gap Data Center in Wise, Wise 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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Power and water
Wise County Economic Development reports a 3.6MW solar array on former coal-mined land supplying the site, alongside grid supply; the county calls it Virginia's first commercial-scale solar field on reclaimed mine land.
Notes on the record
65,000 sq ft high-security colocation facility on 22 acres of the Lonesome Pine Regional Business & Technology Park, serving federal and state government agencies and commercial clients. Physical security includes K-rated, US Department of State certified anti-ram fencing, wedge barriers, a perimeter blast berm and 24/7 armed security; the facility holds HITRUST certification. Wise County reports it employs over 20 people and is the county's second-highest source of improved real estate tax revenue. In 2023 it installed what the county describes as Virginia's first commercial-scale solar field on previously coal-mined land, a 3.6MW array.
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
- How the community has received it
- Which utility serves it
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.
- 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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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.
- Wise Innovation Hub (OASIS) · Wise Innovation Hub Venture LLCunder 1 mile · Proposed · 600 MW · Contested
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Mineral Gap Data Center in Wise?
Nothing on record as of September 9, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Mineral Gap Data Center in Wise, Wise 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 Mineral Gap Data Center?
No lawsuit over Mineral Gap Data Center appears in the record we track as of September 9, 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 Mineral Gap Data Center use?
No water withdrawal figure for Mineral Gap Data 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 Mineral Gap Data Center, and how big is it?
DP Facilities is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 22 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Mineral Gap Data Center," updated September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/dp-facilities-mineral-gap-wise-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/dp-facilities-mineral-gap-wise-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.$65 Million 'Mineral Gap' Data Center to be Built in Wise County · DP Facilities · retrieved September 9, 2026
- 2.Virginia's First Designed and Constructed Tier III Data Center Expanding Into D.C. Metro Area · DP Facilities · retrieved September 9, 2026
- 3.Data Centers, Wise County Economic Development · Wise County Economic Development · retrieved September 9, 2026
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