Hanover County, Virginia
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Your county: 7 data center sites, 1 with a sourced job figure, 6 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Technology Park | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | more than 8001 forecast Planned |
| Hunter Hawking Data Center | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Hunting Hawk Technology Park | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Mountain Road Technology Park | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Tract Technology Campus | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| CLOP Ashland VA LLC | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Hanover-Ashland Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Iron Horse Data Center Campus | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Ironhorse East Ashland | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| LS Power | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Old Ridge Road Data Center Campus | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Hanover County, Virginia, Board approves data center complex near Ashland, Mar 2024. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate VA result. ↩
- 3.Congress.gov, S. 5054, Congress.gov, S. 5,054 statement. ↩
- 4.warner.senate.gov, warner.senate.gov statement. ↩
- 5.House Clerk, Roll Call 312, House Clerk, Roll Call 312 vote record. ↩
- 6.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House VA-10 result. ↩
- 7.Sep 8, 2026 House release, Sep 8, 2026 House release statement, Sep 8, 2026. ↩
- 8.subramanyam.house.gov, May 8, 2026, subramanyam.house.gov, May 8, 2026 statement, May 8, 2026. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Abigail Spanberger (D) · Governor · term ends 2030-01"The expansion of data centers across Loudoun County should have been done vastly differently. We are putting clear standards in place and ensuring that what has been permitted in years past is not permitted into the future."
Governor press release, Oct 29, 2026 · source
Serving now · won 2026 race
Mark R. Warner (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate VA: won by Mark Warner (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Senate floor speech calling for data center guardrails on water, energy and transparency. Sponsor of S. 5054, the Data Center Tax Accountability and Disclosure Act of 2026.3
Paraphrase: Press release: Warner Statement on Ratepayer Protection Act.4
Contact: website · DC 202-224-2023 · contact form
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Tim Kaine (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031"Some communities may have too many, but some would like the opportunity to have one of these data centers that pay a lot of local taxes."
Interview, McClatchy wire via KOTA, May 26, 2026 · source
Contact: website · DC 202-224-4024 · contact form
Serving now · no 2026 result on file
Robert J. Wittman (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · VA-1 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House VA-1: no result on file yet · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.5
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4261
Serving now · no 2026 result on file
John J. McGuire III (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · VA-5 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House VA-5: no result on file yet · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.5
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4711
Serving now · won 2026 race
Suhas Subramanyam (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · VA-10 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House VA-10: won by Suhas Subramanyam (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
We need a national plan that puts communities first rather than the current ad hoc approach.7
Sep 8, 2026 House release, Sep 8, 2026
Paraphrase: Introduced the Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act, a DHS security strategy for communities near data centers.8
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.5
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5136
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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