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QTS Richmond 2

OperatingAI campusCampusSandston, Henrico County, Virginia
50% profile completeness
44 claims from 10 sources
Current facility power
252 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
$6.8B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Feb 4, 2025[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: Techpark Place Substation (230 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
252 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 constructionApr 1, 2022
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Apr 1, 2022 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Apr 1, 2022 · Construction start[1]
    • Apr 1, 2022 · Land clearing begins.[1]
    • Feb 4, 2025 · Reported status: expanding[1]
  3. EnergizationFeb 4, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Feb 4, 2025 · Building 1 and 2 are operational, based on the east substation looking complete and the carparks being more full. Building 3 has cooling and generators mostly installed. Building 4[1]
    • Dec 31, 2025 · Building 3 and 4 are operational, based on the substation being completed earlier, the buildings looking complete, and carparks being moderately full. Building 5 still has construc[1]
    • May 14, 2026 · Building 5 is estimated to be operational, based on the previous entry.[1]
  4. OperationalFeb 4, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Feb 4, 2025 · Building 1 and 2 are operational, based on the east substation looking complete and the carparks being more full. Building 3 has cooling and generators mostly installed. Building 4[1]
    • Dec 31, 2025 · Building 3 and 4 are operational, based on the substation being completed earlier, the buildings looking complete, and carparks being moderately full. Building 5 still has construc[1]
    • May 14, 2026 · Building 5 is estimated to be operational, based on the previous entry.[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 2
  2. substation
    Techpark Place Substation (230 kV)[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 0.36 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    230 kV line[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.27 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
37.48504, -77.24281
Address
6030–6070 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
252 MW[1]Likelyestimated

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

Current IT capacity
180 MW[1]Likelyestimated

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

Estimated annual consumption
1,545 GWh/yr[2]Speculativeestimated

252 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
Techpark Place Substation (230 kV)[5]Likelyderived

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

Distance to substation
0.4 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 line0.27 km230 kV[5]
Skipjack Solar Center · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Solar)9.1 km175 MW[8]
Darbytown · Virginia Electric & Power CoPower plant (Natural Gas)11.2 km340 MW[8]
Chesterfield · Virginia Electric & Power CoPower plant (Natural Gas)16.9 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)28.9 km150 MW[8]
Westrock-West Point Mill · WestRock-West Point MillPower plant (Biomass)39.1 km101 MW[8]
Doswell Energy Center · Doswell Ltd PartnershipPower plant (Natural Gas)41.4 km1.19 GW[8]
Colonial Trail West · Dominion Energy Inc.Power plant (Solar)48.9 km142 MW[8]
Techpark Place Substation · Dominion EnergySubstation0.36 km230 kV[5]
White Oak Substation · Dominion EnergySubstation0.4 km230 kV[5]
Virginia Electric and Power Company substation · Virginia Electric and Power CompanySubstation0.44 km230 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.46 km230 kV[5]
Elko Substation · Virginia Electric and Power CompanySubstation0.99 km230 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation1.47 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
    Apr 1, 2022[1]
  5. First operational
    Feb 4, 2025[1]
  6. Expected completion
    —
Buildings operational
5[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Buildings 1–2operational101 MWFeb 4, 2025[1]
Buildings 3–4operational101 MWDec 31, 2025[1]
Building 5operational50 MWMay 14, 2026[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
$6.8B[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)
182,900[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Current IT capacity
    72 MWFeb 4, 2025[1]→144 MWDec 31, 2025[1]→180 MWMay 14, 2026[1]
  • Current facility power
    101 MWFeb 4, 2025[1]→202 MWDec 31, 2025[1]→252 MWMay 14, 2026[1]
  • Buildings operational
    0Apr 1, 2022[1]→2Feb 4, 2025[1]→4Dec 31, 2025[1]→5May 14, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionApr 1, 2022[1]→Operating + expandingFeb 4, 2025[1]→OperatingMay 14, 2026[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Apr 1, 2022[1]
First operational: Feb 4, 2025[1]
  1. Apr 1, 2022[1]

    Land clearing begins.

  2. Jan 29, 2024[1]

    Building 1 and 2 look complete but we don't think they are operational, as the substation is still under construction.

  3. Jun 23, 2024[1]

    Still not many cars parked at Building 1 and 2, and the east substation looks very close to completion, based on a Google Earth image.

  4. Feb 4, 2025101 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 and 2 are operational, based on the east substation looking complete and the carparks being more full. Building 3 has cooling and generators mostly installed. Building 4 roof is partly completed.

  5. Nov 19, 2025101 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    The west substation looks complete, based on a Google Earth image. This image also shows one corner of Building 5 that still has construction work, so it's probably not operational.

  6. Dec 31, 2025202 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Building 3 and 4 are operational, based on the substation being completed earlier, the buildings looking complete, and carparks being moderately full. Building 5 still has construction work.

  7. Feb 13, 2026202 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Building 5 still has construction work at the perimeter, but given how close it looks to completion, we estimate it's only about 3 months away from operational.

  8. May 14, 2026252 MW facility power· 5 buildings operational[1]

    Building 5 is estimated to be operational, based on the previous entry.

All claims (provenance audit)

44
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameQTS Richmond 2[1] Likely2026-05-14Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2022-04-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-01-29Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-06-23Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-02-13Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating[1] derivedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Address6030–6070 Technology Blvd, Sandston, VA 23150[1] Likely2026-05-14Shown
UtilityDominion EnergyEnergy companies: Dominion Energy[1] Confirmed2026-05-14Shown
Current facility power252 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Current facility power101 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
Current facility power101 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
Current facility power202 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
Current facility power202 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity180 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Current IT capacity72 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity72 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity144 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity144 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Superseded / alternative
Estimated annual consumption1,545 GWh/yr[2] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOPJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC[3] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityPJM[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationTechpark Place Substation (230 kV)way/1265396511[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.4 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] estimatedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2022-04-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-01-29Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-06-23Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-04Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-19Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational4[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-31Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational4[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-13Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$6.8B[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)182,900[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-14Shown
Construction startApr 1, 2022[1] derivedLikely2026-05-14Shown
First operationalFeb 4, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-05-14Shown