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PowerHouse 95

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Under constructionMixed receptionAI likelyRecord updated August 26, 2026

PowerHouse 95 is a data center under construction in Spotsylvania, Virginia (Spotsylvania County), operated by PowerHouse Data Centers. The public record puts it at announced 2024, 800 MW planned, 145 acres. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator
PowerHouse Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, VA
Coordinates
38.1700, -77.6600
Power capacity
800 MW planned
Land
145 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
2024
Utility
Rappahannock Electric Co-op
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established
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
Mixed reception
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 2024
    Under construction
    Groundbreaking announced; company posted on LinkedIn 'Construction on PH 95 North is underway!' DCD coverage July 19, 2024. Source: Data Center Dynamics
  2. January 2024
    Proposed
    PowerHouse announced completed purchase of 145 acres in Spotsylvania County along I-95/Hwy 17 corridor for PowerHouse 95 campus; three 300 MW substations planned. Source: PowerHouse Data Centers (press release)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to PowerHouse 95 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Spotsylvania County has experienced significant data center controversy: the board voted 4-3 in December 2025 to approve design standards; required special use permits for data centers in February 2026 (mirroring Loudoun, Prince William, and Henrico); public comments cited noise, grid strain, water supply risk, and visual impact.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

Spotsylvania County has experienced significant data center controversy: the board voted 4-3 in December 2025 to approve design standards; required special use permits for data centers in February 2026 (mirroring Loudoun, Prince William, and Henrico); public comments cited noise, grid strain, water supply risk, and visual impact. One project (Hunters Ridge South, 2.2M sq ft) passed 5-2 in August 2025. PowerHouse 95 itself was not identified as the specific target of organized opposition in sourced materials, it appears to have proceeded under earlier by-right industrial zoning rules. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative CEO told Spotsylvania officials that one data center can require as much energy as REC's entire customer base during peak demand.

Source: Fredericksburg Free Press

Power and water

Utility inferred from geographic service area and Dominion's Tributary 230 kV transmission project (SCC Final Order June 30, 2024) built specifically to serve Spotsylvania County data center demand. PH95-specific press materials do not name the utility. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Spotsylvania County and cannot be ruled out.

Press materials do not disclose cooling approach for PH 95 specifically. PowerHouse has deployed direct-to-chip and closed-loop cooling at other campuses; no water draw figures available.

Notes on the record

Campus located at approximately 4189 Turner Ct, Spotsylvania County, VA along the I-95/Hwy 17 corridor; coordinates are approximate. Three 300 MW substations planned (800 MW total); first substation delivering 150 MW targeted for Q4 2025. Up to 8 buildings, 3.5 million sq ft. Phased delivery Q3 2025-Q4 2027. Joint venture between PowerHouse/AREP and Harrison Street. Harrison Street managing director explicitly cited 'high-powered computing, AI, and other advancements' as the demand driver for this campus class, supporting likely AI classification. Named tenant not disclosed. Dominion Energy utility attribution is inferred from service territory: Dominion's Tributary 230 kV project was approved by Virginia SCC (June 30, 2024) specifically to serve growing Spotsylvania data center demand; PH95 press materials do not name the utility directly. Investment amount, job figures, and water draw not disclosed in any sourced press materials. Joint venture: American Real Estate Partners (AREP) and Harrison Street.

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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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 PowerHouse 95 data center in Spotsylvania?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to PowerHouse 95 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Spotsylvania County has experienced significant data center controversy: the board voted 4-3 in December 2025 to approve design standards; required special use permits for data centers in February 2026 (mirroring Loudoun, Prince William, and Henrico); public comments cited noise, grid strain, water supply risk, and visual impact.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the PowerHouse 95 data center?

No lawsuit over PowerHouse 95 appears in the record we track as of August 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 PowerHouse 95 use?

No water withdrawal figure for PowerHouse 95 is on record here. Cooling is recorded as unknown, 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 PowerHouse 95, and how big is it?

PowerHouse Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 12 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 800 MW. The site is recorded at 145 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "PowerHouse 95," updated August 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/powerhouse-95-spotsylvania-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/powerhouse-95-spotsylvania-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.PowerHouse breaks ground on 800MW data center campus in Spotsylvania County, Virginia · PowerHouse Data Centers (press release) · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.PowerHouse Data Centers announces purchase of 145 acres in Spotsylvania, VA for PowerHouse 95 campus · PowerHouse Data Centers (press release) · retrieved July 7, 2026
  3. 3.PowerHouse breaks ground on 800MW data center campus in Spotsylvania County, Virginia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  4. 4.PowerHouse Data Centers Closes on Site of 800 MW Data Center Campus in Spotsylvania, Virginia · PR Newswire · retrieved July 7, 2026
  5. 5.PowerHouse 95 Data Center, Baxtel profile · Baxtel · retrieved July 7, 2026
  6. 6.PowerHouse 95, AREP property page · American Real Estate Partners · retrieved July 7, 2026
  7. 7.Tributary 230 kV Transmission Project, Dominion Energy Spotsylvania data center infrastructure · Dominion Energy · retrieved July 7, 2026
  8. 8.Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors approves data center design standards · Fredericksburg Free Press · retrieved July 7, 2026
  9. 9.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
  10. 10.PowerHouse breaks ground on 800MW data center campus in Spotsylvania County, Virginia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved August 26, 2026

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