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Project Skye

Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia · All 53 Google sites · Every Google case on our tracker

PermittedContestedRecord updated August 27, 2026

Project Skye is a permitted data center in Midlothian, Virginia (Chesterfield County), operated by Google. The public record puts it at announced August 28, 2025, 887.7 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

Permitted

Operator
Google
Facility type
Data center
Location
Midlothian, Chesterfield County, VA
Coordinates
37.4474, -77.7760 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
887.7 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
August 28, 2025
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
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. August 27, 2026
    Permitted
    Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors has approved the local rezoning (887.7 acres, 879 for data-center use / 99 for advanced manufacturing) enabling Project Skye. US Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act and Virginia Marine Resources Commission permits remain pending as of 2026-06-22/06-26. Source: VPM
  2. 2026
    Proposed
    887-acre parcel at 4201 Moseley Rd; part of Google's 3-campus $9B Chesterfield trio. Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Project Skye in Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Same June 24, 2026 packed Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting covering all three Google projects (Peanut, Skye, Loch; $9B combined); zero speakers voiced support, residents demanded transparency and are organizing for continued engagement as further proposals advance.

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.

Same June 24, 2026 packed Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting covering all three Google projects (Peanut, Skye, Loch; $9B combined); zero speakers voiced support, residents demanded transparency and are organizing for continued engagement as further proposals advance.

Source

Notes on the record

887-acre parcel spanning Genito/Moseley/Duval Rds. Part of Google's 3-campus $9B Chesterfield County trio, alongside Project Peanut and Project Loch. Distinct from the separately tracked Project Loch (750 Watkins Centre Pkwy, 221 ac).

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.

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 Project Skye data center in Midlothian?

Yes. Project Skye in Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Same June 24, 2026 packed Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting covering all three Google projects (Peanut, Skye, Loch; $9B combined); zero speakers voiced support, residents demanded transparency and are organizing for continued engagement as further proposals advance.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Project Skye data center?

No lawsuit over Project Skye appears in the record we track as of August 27, 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 Project Skye use?

No water withdrawal figure for Project Skye 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 Project Skye, 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 887.7 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Project Skye," updated August 27, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-project-skye-midlothian-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-project-skye-midlothian-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.Details revealed for Google's Project Skye data center campus · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Google files plans for 887-acre Project Skye data center campus · US Data Center Projects · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.Richmond BizSense, Chesterfield scores a Google trifecta · retrieved July 25, 2026
  4. 4.Chesterfield Report, Chesterfield Residents Seek Clarity on Data Center Expansion Plans · retrieved July 26, 2026
  5. 5.Google's $9B bet on a trio of Chesterfield data center campuses · VPM · retrieved August 27, 2026

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