Breaking News: Google eyeing data center campus in Goochland’s West Creek
Google is evaluating a potential 1,000-acre data center campus in Goochland County's West Creek Business Park. The project, which could be a 1,200-megawatt facility, is in the county's technology overlay district, allowing it to proceed by right without an additional public hearing. However, Google has not submitted plans and is still conducting due diligence. The company signed a nondisclosure agreement with the county in 2024.
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- ✓ Google is considering a roughly 1,000-acre site in Goochland County's West Creek Business Park for a potential data center campus.
- ✓ The site is within the county's technology overlay district, allowing the project to proceed by right without an additional public hearing.
- ✓ Google has not submitted plans and is still conducting due diligence on the West Creek site.
- ✓ The proposed data center campus could have a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.
What changed
Google was confirmed as the company behind the planned data center campus in Goochland County, with a proposed capacity of 1,200 megawatts.
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Google eyes 1,000-acre data center campus in Goochland's West Creek
Google is evaluating a potential 1,000-acre data center campus in Goochland County's West Creek Business Park. The project, which could be a 1,200-megawatt facility, is in the county's technology overlay district, allowing it to proceed by right without an additional public hearing. However, Google has not submitted plans and is still conducting due diligence. The company signed a nondisclosure agreement with the county in 2024.
Why it matters
This development is significant as it could bring substantial economic investment to the area. The West Creek Business Park is a major site for potential tech infrastructure in the Richmond region. Local residents, particularly in Western Henrico, have expressed concerns about the environmental impact of such large-scale data centers.
What is confirmed
- Google is considering a roughly 1,000-acre site in Goochland County's West Creek Business Park for a potential data center campus.
- The site is within the county's technology overlay district, allowing the project to proceed by right without an additional public hearing.
- Google has not submitted plans and is still conducting due diligence on the West Creek site.
- The proposed data center campus could have a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.
Still unconfirmed
- Google could build the data center campus by-right on a parcel within the county's tech overlay district without requiring an additional public hearing process.
What to watch next
- Google's official announcement or submission of plans to Goochland County
- Local government decisions on zoning or permits for the project
- Community reaction and potential opposition to the data center campus
confidence 85%Sources used for this update (11)
- Richmond BizSense — Breaking News: Google eyeing data center campus in Goochland’s West Creek
- WWBT — Moms in Western Henrico lead opposition to proposed Goochland data centers
- Virginia Business — Google eyeing 1,000-acre site in Goochland for data center campus
- Richmond Times-Dispatch — Mystery company seeking to build data center in Goochland is Google
- richmondbizsense.com — Breaking News: Google eyeing data center campus in Goochland ...
- www.wtvr.com — Google eyeing data center campus in Goochland’s West Creek
- www.12onyourside.com — Google still evaluating West Creek site in Goochland County
- www.blackridgeresearch.com — Google’s West Creek Data Center Plan In Virginia
- datacentersignal.com — Google Considers 1,200-Megawatt Data Center Campus in ...
- richmond.com — Google is mystery company seeking data center in Goochland
- datacenters.economictimes.indiatimes.com — Google identified as user for 1,200MW Virginia data center campus
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