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QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park)

Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia · All 36 QTS Data Centers sites · Every QTS and Compass Datacenters case on our tracker

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated July 23, 2026

QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) is an operating data center in Sandston, Virginia (Henrico County), operated by QTS Data Centers.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
QTS Data Centers
Facility type
Data center
Location
Sandston, Henrico County, VA
Coordinates
37.4892, -77.2475 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia
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

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of July 23, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) in Sandston, Henrico 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.

Notes on the record

Confirmed per DCD/BizSense reporting and QTS's own Richmond-1 page: RIC1 campus includes DC1-DC3 at 6000 Technology Blvd, Sandston VA (former Qimonda fab site).

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
  • Land area
  • 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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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 QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) data center in Sandston?

Nothing on record as of July 23, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) in Sandston, Henrico 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 QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) data center?

No lawsuit over QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) appears in the record we track as of July 23, 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 QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) use?

No water withdrawal figure for QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park) 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 QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park), and how big is it?

QTS Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 36 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "QTS Richmond 1 DC1 (RIC1, White Oak Technology Park)," updated July 23, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qts-richmond-1-dc1-ric1-white-oak-technology-park-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/qts-richmond-1-dc1-ric1-white-oak-technology-park-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.QTS facility directory · QTS · retrieved July 22, 2026
  2. 2.OpenStreetMap node/13685576464 · OpenStreetMap · retrieved July 22, 2026
  3. 3.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026

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