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Gigaland Data Centers

Remington, Fauquier County, Virginia

ProposedContestedRecord updated July 26, 2026

Gigaland Data Centers is a proposed data center in Remington, Virginia (Fauquier County), operated by Gigaland LLC. The public record puts it at 202.54 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized 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

Proposed

Operator
Gigaland LLC
Facility type
Data center
Location
Remington, Fauquier County, VA
Coordinates
38.5607, -77.7831 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
202.54 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
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
Contested
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
    proposed per Fauquier County planning staff project database (maintained record of application status) Source: FauquierNow (sourced from Fauquier Co. planning staff)
  2. July 17, 2026
    Proposed
    Confirmed: Fauquier County Planning Commission voted 4-1 on June 18 to recommend DENIAL of the original 202-acre, 2.2M sq ft (800MW) application. Rather than proceed to a Board of Supervisors vote on that denied application, the developer WITHDREW the application entirely on Aug 25, 2025 (per fauquiernow.com, corroborated by DCD). Gigaland has since stated it is preparing a scaled-down resubmissio Source: FauquierNow

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Gigaland Data Centers in Remington, Fauquier County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Planning Commission reportedly recommended denial (mid-2025); application on hold pending additional information.

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.

Planning Commission reportedly recommended denial (mid-2025); application on hold pending additional information.

Notes on the record

HONEST INTAKE: application on hold, county awaiting additional information from applicant, recorded as status=proposed with the hold explicitly noted. Fauquier planning-database roundup; Planning Commission reportedly recommended denial mid-2025, treat status as contested/early.

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 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.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Gigaland Data Centers data center in Remington?

Yes. Gigaland Data Centers in Remington, Fauquier County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Planning Commission reportedly recommended denial (mid-2025); application on hold pending additional information.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Gigaland Data Centers data center?

No lawsuit over Gigaland Data Centers 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 Gigaland Data Centers use?

No water withdrawal figure for Gigaland Data Centers 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 Gigaland Data Centers, and how big is it?

Gigaland LLC is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 202.54 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Gigaland Data Centers," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/gigaland-data-centers-remington-fauquier-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/gigaland-data-centers-remington-fauquier-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.Fauquier County planning staff project database (maintained record of application status) · FauquierNow (sourced from Fauquier Co. planning staff) · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Gigaland developers pull Remington data center application; new filing anticipated · FauquierNow · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.Fauquier Planning Commission recommends denial of Gigaland data center project in Remington · FauquierNow · retrieved July 17, 2026

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