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Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County)

Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia · All 53 Google sites · Every Google case on our tracker

OperatingNo reception on recordAI likelyRecord updated July 24, 2026

Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) is an operating data center in Sterling, Virginia (Loudoun County), operated by Google. The public record puts it at announced 2017, 91 acres.

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

Operating

Operator
Google
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Sterling, Loudoun County, VA
Coordinates
38.9432, -77.5253 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
91 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
2017
Utility
Dominion Energy
Power source
Grid
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
No reception on record
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. 2020
    Operating
    Arcola Center parcel purchased 2017 ($58M, 91 acres); ARA1A building operational, built 2020 per baxtel. Source: Baxtel

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of July 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) in Sterling, Loudoun 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.

If you live near this site and something is happening that this page does not show, that is worth telling us. Send us the document and it goes in the record with the source attached. For sites where opposition is already established, see every contested site we track.

Power and water

AES signed a 10-year deal to supply 90% carbon-free power (500 MW wind/solar/hydro/battery portfolio) to Google's Loudoun County data centers starting 2021, but coverage names the county-wide facility set ("two major facilities... a third under construction"), not Arcola specifically.

Notes on the record

Google data center at 42575 Arcola Blvd in the Arcola area of Loudoun County (Northern Virginia 'Data Center Alley'), the ~91-acre 'Arcola Center' parcel was purchased in 2017 for $58M (a land cost, not total capex), and the ARA1A building is operational (built 2020 per baxtel). DISTINCT from Google's tracked Chester and Midlothian (Richmond-area) Virginia campuses. No site-specific IT-load MW is disclosed. Coordinates are an approximate geocode of the disclosed Arcola Blvd address; a county-parcel pass could upgrade precision to exact.

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
  • How the community has received 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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in 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 Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) in Sterling?

Nothing on record as of July 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) in Sterling, Loudoun 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 Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County)?

No lawsuit over Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) appears in the record we track as of July 24, 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 Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County) 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 Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County), and how big is it?

Google is the operator on record. We hold 53 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 91 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Google Arcola Data Center (Loudoun County)," updated July 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-arcola-loudoun-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/google-arcola-loudoun-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.Google Dulles / Arcola Center, 42575 Arcola Blvd, Sterling VA, fully operational, built 2020 · Baxtel · retrieved July 19, 2026
  2. 2.Google buys two data center sites in Northern Virginia, 91-acre Arcola Center parcel, $58M (Nov 2017) · Data Center Frontier · retrieved July 19, 2026
  3. 3.AES to provide carbon-free power for Google's Loudoun data centers · retrieved July 24, 2026

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