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Recent Virginia data center news

• Jul 12, 2026

  Data center pipeline faces construction delays, cancellations to mount through 2027: Bernstein

  Bernstein has published a research report warning that global data centre capacity delays and cancellations will intensify through 2026, with tight supply easing only after 2026.

  • Bernstein says 35-40% of announced global capacity is at risk of delay or cancellation, with a wave of project delays in 2025-2026 and cancellations accelerating into 2027.
  • The report says power availability, not capital, is the main bottleneck; interconnection queues in Northern Virginia, Frankfurt and London stretch 3-4 years, while HV transformers and switchgear lead times remain 80-100 weeks and costs per MW are up ~20-25% since 2023.
  • Bernstein frames the report as analysis of the data-centre pipeline across hyperscalers, colocation providers and enterprise builds rather than a company-specific project announcement.
• Jul 10, 2026

  Gigaland: New Packaging, Same Harmful Impacts

  The Piedmont Environmental Council is urging Fauquier County residents to oppose the Remington Digital Campus data center proposal before the July 16 Planning Commission hearing.

  • The Planning Commission hearing is set for Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia; PEC is asking residents to submit written comments and speak in opposition.
  • The proposal, renamed from Gigaland to Remington Digital Campus, would include six data center buildings, nearly 1 million square feet, two municipal groundwater wells, a water treatment plant, a 125-foot water tower, two electrical substations, 136 backup diesel generators, and would require 600 MW of power.
• Jul 9, 2026

  New Study Examines Potential Air Quality and Public Health Impacts of Remington Data Center’s Proposed Use of Natural Gas Turbines

  PEC has released a study on the potential public-health impacts of the proposed on-site power system for the Remington Technology Park data center campus in Virginia.

  • The report evaluates the Phase 1 on-site power system proposed for the Remington Technology Park Data Center and estimates impacts from PM2.5 and PM2.5-forming emissions.
  • The analysis says the permitted-emissions scenario could cause 1.5–2.8 additional premature deaths per year, about 1,300 asthma symptom cases per year, and $25–42 million per year in health-related damages; the revised plan replaces 13 natural gas turbines with 488 natural gas fuel cells, while still including nearly 200 diesel back-up generators and a new natural gas pipeline extension plus a gas gate station.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026 Preview

  Data Center Frontier has announced a preview of the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026, a conference focused on AI infrastructure execution, taking place August 4–6 in Reston, Virginia.

  • The episode features Matt Vincent speaking with Bill Kleyman of Apolo to preview the summit and its themes, including power-first site selection, liquid cooling, behind-the-meter generation, supply chain execution, and community acceptance.
  • The article says the industry has shifted from projection to execution and that announced megawatts are not the same as energized megawatts; it also highlights summit sessions and keynotes involving Rich Miller, Lee Kestler, NVIDIA, Meta, and the Open Compute Project.
  • The content is a podcast/article preview and commentary, not a new project announcement; it references the summit agenda and speakers, with the conference set for August 4–6, 2026 in Reston, Virginia.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Can Growing Community Backlash Quiet the AI Data Center Boom?

  The article reports that organized opposition to US data center development is growing rapidly as AI infrastructure buildouts accelerate, with new survey and tracking data suggesting community acceptance is becoming a major site-selection factor.

  • DataCenterOpposition.com says it now tracks 430 local groups opposing data center projects in more than 40 states, up from 268 in April and about 76 at end-2025; the groups are estimated to represent more than 525,000 members.
  • The piece also cites Data Center Watch reporting opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 projects representing roughly $130 billion in Q1 2026; in Virginia, QTS ended its Prince William Digital Gateway pursuit and the Dulles South Innovation Center proposal collapsed after permitting, political, and community opposition.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Prologis files to build 99MW data center in San Jose, California

  Prologis has announced plans to develop a new data center at 5977 Silver Creek Valley Road in San Jose, California.

  • The proposed project is a three-story, 516,000 sq ft facility on about 15 acres, with 99MW of capacity and an on-site substation.
  • Prologis said construction would take around two years and that it will cover the costs of transmission upgrades; the site was previously acquired by Duke Realty for $40.2 million in 2021 and later transferred to Prologis through the $23 billion Duke Realty acquisition in 2022.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Data Centers are Not that Loud, Taxpayer Groups Finds

  The Taxpayers Protection Alliance has published a brief comparing hyperscale data center noise to everyday sounds.

  • The brief says hyperscale data centers are “not much louder than ambient library sounds or a normal conversation.”
  • It cites a 2024 review by the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and includes a data center noise level comparison chart against common activities.
• Jul 9, 2026

  $520 million in asset-backed securities issued, secured by Virginia data center

  Cloud Capital-linked Lohrasp Enterprise II LLC has secured $520 million in commercial mortgage-backed securities backed by the LC3 data center in Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • The $520 million CMBS is backed by LC3, a data center in Loudoun County, Virginia; the notes are interest only with a five-year anticipated repayment date and 30-year legal final maturity.
  • The facility began construction in 2022 and was completed this year; it is fully leased and completely occupied under a long-term triple net (NNN) lease by an AA-rated hyperscale tenant.
  • According to KBRA, the site has 80 MW capacity, spans 463,600 sq ft (43,070 sqm), and generates approximately $65.1 million in annualized adjusted base rent as of May 1, 2026.
  • Cloud Capital says it currently has a portfolio of 26 data centers across the US, France, and Germany.
• Jul 8, 2026

  KBRA Assigns A+ Preliminary Rating to QTS Thunder Managing Issuer, LLC’s up to $3.6 Billion Senior Secured Debt

  KBRA has assigned an A+ preliminary rating to QTS Thunder Managing Issuer, LLC’s proposed $3.6 billion senior secured obligations, with a Stable Outlook.

  • KBRA said QTS and Blackstone are adding five newly constructed data centers to an existing master indenture structure (MIS), creating a portfolio of 12 fully contracted and stabilized data centers totaling 493.5MW across Richmond, Phoenix, Dallas, Columbus, and Manassas.
  • The contemplated incremental financing covers five assets totaling 214.5MW across Dallas, Phoenix, and Richmond; the new notes and any related senior secured loans will rank pari passu with approximately $4.3 billion of existing MIS indebtedness, bringing total senior secured indebtedness to up to approximately $7.9 billion.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Ares invests in Sabey Data Centers

  Sabey Corporation and National Real Estate Advisors have announced that Ares Management Corporation’s Secondaries funds have made a minority equity investment in Sabey Data Center Properties (SDCP).

  • No transaction terms were disclosed; Ares’ capital is intended to support future expansion across Sabey’s existing campuses and new opportunities in key data center markets.
  • SDCP operates 251MW across about 4 million sq ft and could triple capacity by 2036 on existing landholdings, according to its owners; the announcement also notes Sabey sites in Quincy, Seattle, East Wenatchee, New York City, Austin, Umatilla, Indianapolis, and Ashburn.
  • The announcement quotes Tim Mirick (SDCP president) and Jeffrey Kanne (National Real Estate Advisors president and CEO); Evercore and Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory advised SDCP on the transaction.