Louisa Wins Second Big Data Center Project in a Month
LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JUN 25 – EdgeCore's $17 billion investment will create decades of local tax revenue and jobs using advanced air-cooled technology that minimizes water use, the company said.
- EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure acquired a 697-acre site known as Shannon Hill Regional Business Park in Louisa County for $42 million to build a data center campus valued at $17 billion.
- In 2018, Louisa County purchased the land for $2.6 million and has since invested $29.5 million in site development and upgrading utility infrastructure along U.S. Route 250.
- EdgeCore plans to construct up to 3.9 million square feet of facilities in Louisa County, implementing a closed-loop air cooling technology that conserves water and helps limit traffic on Shannon Hill Road.
- Dustin Madison emphasized that the project fulfills the park’s intended advantages, bringing continuous revenue streams that will benefit local residents and create employment opportunities.
- This investment contributes to Virginia's record $120 billion capital investment under Governor Youngkin and positions Louisa County as a growing hub for technology and data centers.
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Virginia lands $17 billion data center project in Louisa County
(The Center Square) – EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure plans to invest more than $17 billion in a high-density data center campus in Louisa County, part of what Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office is calling a new record in business investment for Virginia.
Nearly 700-acre data center campus coming to Louisa
LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Plans for a large data center campus in Louisa County are officially in motion after local leaders sold nearly 700 acres to a developer. On Tuesday, June 24, county officials announced that it has sold Shannon Hill Regional Business Park to data center developer EdgeCore for $42 million. The county initially purchased the 697-acre plot of land off Interstate 64, according to a press release. Then, in 2019, it was zon…
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