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QTS Richmond 1

OperatingAI campusCampusSandston, Henrico County, Virginia
50% profile completeness
50 claims from 10 sources
Current facility power
333 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
$9B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Jan 29, 2024[1]
Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Energized — operating
High confidence
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Dominion Energy · PJM
Substation: On-site substation (likely White Oak Substation)

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
333 MW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionOct 1, 2023
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Oct 1, 2023 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Oct 1, 2023 · Construction start[1]
    • Oct 1, 2023 · Land cleared for site expansion, some materials down at substation site. We assume that Buildings 1 and 2 are not running AI workloads at this point due to the lack of cooling infr[1]
    • Jan 29, 2024 · Reported status: expanding[1]
  3. EnergizationJan 29, 2024
    Satellite imagery
    • Jan 29, 2024 · Building 1 (retrofitted) is operational. This is based on it looking complete, and cooling towers possibly showing water vapor plumes, in this [Google Earth image](https://earth.go[1]
    • Jun 23, 2024 · Building 2 (retrofitted) is operational. This is based on Building 2 looking compelte, and construction around Building 1 and 2 being mostly cleared. A colored motion artifact on o[1]
    • Feb 4, 2025 · Building 3 is operational, based on the building looking complete and the carpark to the south being full. Three more backup generators added to the Building 1 and 2 area, with a l[1]
    • Jun 3, 2025 · Building 4 is operational, based on a complete building and full carpark in a [Google Earth image](https://earth.google.com/web/@37.48350155,-77.25010039,60.24751599a,83.68032361d,[1]
    • Nov 19, 2025 · Building 5 is operational, based on a complete building and full carpark in a [Google Earth image](https://earth.google.com/web/@37.48747566,-77.2485616,47.03705985a,2549.72172121d[1]
  4. OperationalJan 29, 2024
    Satellite imagery
    • Jan 29, 2024 · Building 1 (retrofitted) is operational. This is based on it looking complete, and cooling towers possibly showing water vapor plumes, in this [Google Earth image](https://earth.go[1]
    • Jun 23, 2024 · Building 2 (retrofitted) is operational. This is based on Building 2 looking compelte, and construction around Building 1 and 2 being mostly cleared. A colored motion artifact on o[1]
    • Feb 4, 2025 · Building 3 is operational, based on the building looking complete and the carpark to the south being full. Three more backup generators added to the Building 1 and 2 area, with a l[1]
    • Jun 3, 2025 · Building 4 is operational, based on a complete building and full carpark in a [Google Earth image](https://earth.google.com/web/@37.48350155,-77.25010039,60.24751599a,83.68032361d,[1]
    • Nov 19, 2025 · Building 5 is operational, based on a complete building and full carpark in a [Google Earth image](https://earth.google.com/web/@37.48747566,-77.2485616,47.03705985a,2549.72172121d[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    QTS Richmond 1
  2. substation
    On-site substation (likely White Oak Substation)[1][5]
    Satellite imageryLikely
    2 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery; OSM maps White Oak Substation 0.07 km away
  3. transmission
    230 kV line[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.01 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    Dominion Energy[1]
    DocumentedConfirmed
    Named in a source
  5. ISO / RTO
    PJM[3]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: PJM
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

QueueRelationshipStageMW req.MW appr.QueuedExpected in servicePOI / TOSource · as of
PJM U2-013
Richmond Energy Facility · Gas
Possibly related generation
Speculative
Generation request name/developer shares “richmond” with this facility, in the same county. Not confirmed as serving it.
In service
In Service; feasibility: Document Posted; system impact: Document Posted; facilities: Not Required; ISA/GIA: Document Posted
88May 16, 2008In service Dec 29, 2011Northeast 34.5kV
TO: Dominion
[6] Sep 27, 2026

On-site & dedicated generation

  • PJM U2-013 Richmond Energy Facility (Gas, 8 MW requested)[6]
    Generation request name/developer shares “richmond” with this facility, in the same county. Not confirmed as serving it.
    Natural gasArrangement unknown8 MWSpeculative

Location & imagery

Approximate

Location is approximate (approximate); the marker does not identify the exact site.

Coordinates
37.48546, -77.24695
Address
6000 Technology Blvd, Sandston, VA 23150[1]Likely
County
Henrico County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Not identified
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Not identified
Power supply
Utility:
Dominion Energy[1]

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Utility

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
333 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
238 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Estimated annual consumption
2,042 GWh/yr[2]Speculativeestimated

333 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
PJM[3]Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
PJM[4]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
White Oak Substation (230 kV)[5]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
0.1 km[5]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
230 kV[5]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
10.07¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Virginia statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
11.68¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Virginia statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
3.35 GW[8]Confirmedderived

30 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
31 MW[6]Confirmedderived

4 active generation interconnection requests in Henrico County: Solar 20 MW, Storage 11 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
230 kV line · Virginia Electric and Power CompanyTransmission line0.01 km230 kV[5]
Skipjack Solar Center · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Solar)9.5 km175 MW[8]
Darbytown · Virginia Electric & Power CoPower plant (Natural Gas)10.8 km340 MW[8]
Chesterfield · Virginia Electric & Power CoPower plant (Natural Gas)16.6 km386 MW[8]
Hopewell Cogeneration · Luminant Generation Company LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)21.8 km378 MW[8]
Fort Powhatan Solar · Dominion Renewable EnergyPower plant (Solar)29.1 km150 MW[8]
Westrock-West Point Mill · WestRock-West Point MillPower plant (Biomass)39.4 km101 MW[8]
Doswell Energy Center · Doswell Ltd PartnershipPower plant (Natural Gas)41.2 km1.19 GW[8]
Colonial Trail West · Dominion Energy Inc.Power plant (Solar)49.1 km142 MW[8]
White Oak Substation · Dominion EnergySubstation0.07 km230 kV[5]
Techpark Place Substation · Dominion EnergySubstation0.51 km230 kV[5]
Virginia Electric and Power Company substation · Virginia Electric and Power CompanySubstation0.72 km230 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.77 km230 kV[5]
Elko Substation · Virginia Electric and Power CompanySubstation1.24 km230 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation1.54 km34.5 kV[5]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
Turner 34.5 kVPJM AG2-193SolarIn study · proposed 2023-1220 MW[6]
Darbytown 230 kVPJM AH1-141StorageIn study · proposed 2024-125 MW[6]
Darbytown 230 kV IIPJM AH1-142StorageIn study · proposed 2024-124 MW[6]
Darbytown 230 kV IIIPJM AH1-143StorageIn study · proposed 2024-122 MW[6]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Oct 1, 2023[1]
  5. First operational
    Jan 29, 2024[1]
  6. Expected completion
    —
Buildings operational
5[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational66 MWJan 29, 2024[1]
Building 2operational66 MWJun 23, 2024[1]
Building 3operational67 MWFeb 4, 2025[1]
Building 4operational67 MWJun 3, 2025[1]
Building 5operational67 MWNov 19, 2025[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$9B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Compute (H100-equivalents)
242,500[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Current IT capacity
    47 MWJan 29, 2024[1]→94 MWJun 23, 2024[1]→142 MWFeb 4, 2025[1]→190 MWJun 3, 2025[1]→238 MWNov 19, 2025[1]
  • Current facility power
    66 MWJan 29, 2024[1]→132 MWJun 23, 2024[1]→199 MWFeb 4, 2025[1]→266 MWJun 3, 2025[1]→333 MWNov 19, 2025[1]
  • Buildings operational
    0Oct 1, 2023[1]→1Jan 29, 2024[1]→2Jun 23, 2024[1]→3Feb 4, 2025[1]→4Jun 3, 2025[1]→5Nov 19, 2025[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionOct 1, 2023[1]→Operating + expandingJan 29, 2024[1]→OperatingFeb 13, 2026[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Oct 1, 2023[1]
First operational: Jan 29, 2024[1]
  1. Oct 1, 2023[1]

    Land cleared for site expansion, some materials down at substation site. We assume that Buildings 1 and 2 are not running AI workloads at this point due to the lack of cooling infrastructure.

  2. Nov 2, 2023[1]

    Building 1 and 2 retrofitting has begun (see Google Earth). Building 1 has chillers added to the roof and perimeter, and backup generators added to the perimeter.

  3. Jan 29, 202466 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 (retrofitted) is operational. This is based on it looking complete, and cooling towers possibly showing water vapor plumes, in this Google Earth image. Building 2 has chillers added to the roof and perimeter, and backup generators added to the perimeter. Cooling towers near Building 2 have been removed. Building 3 shell is under construction.

  4. Jun 23, 2024132 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 2 (retrofitted) is operational. This is based on Building 2 looking compelte, and construction around Building 1 and 2 being mostly cleared. A colored motion artifact on one of the Building 1 cooling tower fans suggests it is moving. Building 3 cooling is installed, backup generators partly installed. Building 4 shell is under construction.

  5. Feb 4, 2025199 MW facility power· 3 buildings operational[1]

    Building 3 is operational, based on the building looking complete and the carpark to the south being full. Three more backup generators added to the Building 1 and 2 area, with a lot more construction equipment again (but this could be a laydown area for Richmond 2). Building 4 has cooling and backup generators fully installed. Building 5 has cooling installed, and backup generators partly installed.

  6. Jun 3, 2025266 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Building 4 is operational, based on a complete building and full carpark in a Google Earth image. Building 5 does not seem quite operational given the empty carpark and construction activity at the perimeter.

  7. Nov 19, 2025333 MW facility power· 5 buildings operational[1]

    Building 5 is operational, based on a complete building and full carpark in a Google Earth image. Construction equipment around Building 1 and 2 has cleared up again.

  8. Dec 31, 2025333 MW facility power· 5 buildings operational[1]

    No changes to the site since November 2025.

  9. Feb 13, 2026333 MW facility power· 5 buildings operational[1]

    No changes to the site since December 2025.

Buildings on this campus

5
  • RIC2 DC1Operating · 256,600 sq ft footprint
  • RIC2 DC2Operating · 254,200 sq ft footprint
  • RIC2 DC3Operating · 254,200 sq ft footprint
  • RIC2 DC5Operating · 254,200 sq ft footprint
  • RIC2 DC6Under construction · 254,200 sq ft footprint

All claims (provenance audit)

50
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameQTS Richmond 1[1] Likely2026-02-13Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2023-10-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2023-11-02Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2024-01-29Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2024-06-23Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-06-03Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating[1] derivedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Address6000 Technology Blvd, Sandston, VA 23150[1] Likely2026-02-13Shown
UtilityDominion EnergyEnergy companies: Dominion Energy[1] Confirmed2026-02-13Shown
Current facility power333 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Current facility power66 MW[1] estimatedLikely2024-01-29Superseded / alternative
Current facility power132 MW[1] estimatedLikely2024-06-23Superseded / alternative
Current facility power199 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
Current facility power266 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-03Superseded / alternative
Current facility power333 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
Current facility power333 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity238 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Current IT capacity47 MW[1] estimatedLikely2024-01-29Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity94 MW[1] estimatedLikely2024-06-23Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity142 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity190 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-03Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity238 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity238 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
Estimated annual consumption2,042 GWh/yr[2] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOPJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC[3] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityPJM[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationWhite Oak Substation (230 kV)way/578427832[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.1 km[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby230 kV[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Generation queued in county31 MW[6] derivedConfirmed2026-09-27Shown
State avg. industrial price10.07¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price11.68¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km3.35 GW[8] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings operational5[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2023-10-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2023-11-02Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2024-01-29Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2024-06-23Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational3[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational4[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-03Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational5[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational5[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$9B[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)242,500[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Shown
Construction startOct 1, 2023[1] derivedLikely2026-02-13Shown
First operationalJan 29, 2024[1] derivedLikely2026-02-13Shown