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QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5)

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PermittedMixed receptionAI likelyRecord updated August 27, 2026

QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) is a permitted data center in Sandston, Virginia (Henrico County), operated by QTS Data Centers. The public record puts it at announced March 2024, 622 acres. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

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Facility record

Permitted

Operator
QTS Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Sandston, Henrico County, VA
Coordinates
37.4900, -77.2700 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
622 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
March 2024
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia
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
Mixed reception
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. March 2024
    Proposed
    QTS filed to rezone 622 acres in Sandston (White Oak Technology Park II / RIC5) Source: Data Center Dynamics
  2. 2024
    Permitted
    Henrico Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning; QTS acquired the 622 acres at 3250 & 3555 E. Williamsburg Road for ~$137M Source: Virginia Business

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) in Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Henrico Board of Supervisors approved the 622-acre rezoning May 14, 2024 after about four hours of discussion; largely negative public feedback at the April 2024 Planning Commission hearing, but several residents spoke in support at the May 14 Board meeting itself, documented concern and support both present.

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.

Henrico Board of Supervisors approved the 622-acre rezoning May 14, 2024 after about four hours of discussion; largely negative public feedback at the April 2024 Planning Commission hearing, but several residents spoke in support at the May 14 Board meeting itself, documented concern and support both present.

Source

Notes on the record

622-acre QTS expansion in Sandston/eastern Henrico adjacent to the existing White Oak Technology Park; conceptual plans show as many as 13 data center buildings (approved development plan ~7), on ~236 developed acres with ~386 acres open space. Distinct from Iron Mountain's White Oak campus. QTS is separately advancing a ~1,100-acre / 17-building expansion of its Henrico hub.

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 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.

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 White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) data center in Sandston?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) in Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Henrico Board of Supervisors approved the 622-acre rezoning May 14, 2024 after about four hours of discussion; largely negative public feedback at the April 2024 Planning Commission hearing, but several residents spoke in support at the May 14 Board meeting itself, documented concern and support both present.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) data center?

No lawsuit over QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) 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 QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) use?

No water withdrawal figure for QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5) 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 White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5), 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. The site is recorded at 622 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "QTS White Oak Technology Park II (RIC5)," updated August 27, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qts-white-oak-technology-park-ii-henrico-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-white-oak-technology-park-ii-henrico-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.Henrico County approves 622-acre rezoning request for data centers in Virginia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 13, 2026
  2. 2.Conceptual plan shows 13 data centers on 622-acre Sandston site · The Henrico Citizen · retrieved July 13, 2026 · original offline, archived copy from September 15, 2024
  3. 3.QTS finishes $137M purchase of rezoned Henrico tech park land · Virginia Business · retrieved July 13, 2026
  4. 4.QTS progressing on 1,100-acre expansion adding 17 buildings to its Henrico hub · Richmond BizSense · retrieved July 13, 2026
  5. 5.Henrico Citizen, Henrico supervisors approve rezoning for potential data center complex in Sandston (May 20, 2024; via NewsBreak syndication) · retrieved July 26, 2026 · original offline, no archived copy found
  6. 6.QTS finishes $137M purchase of rezoned Henrico tech park land · Virginia Business · retrieved August 27, 2026

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