{"id":33144,"date":"2025-11-08T21:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/vantage-plans-2b-virginia-data-center-project\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:46:10","slug":"vantage-plans-2b-virginia-data-center-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/vantage-plans-2b-virginia-data-center-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Vantage plans $2B Virginia data center project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/805034\/2025-11-07_13.31.48\/vantage-plans-virginia-data-center-project.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Vantage Data Centers will invest $2 billion to build a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2025\/november\/name-1070885-en.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>three-building data center campus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Stafford County, Virginia, according to a Thursday announcement from Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Teams expect construction to finish on the first building by late 2027, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The expansion adds to Vantage\u2019s three existing Northern Virginia campuses and will boost its statewide capacity to 782 megawatts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The announcement is a significant development for contractors eyeing data center opportunities around Data Center Alley, Northern Virginia\u2019s prominent data center corridor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The 82-acre site, called VA4, will span about 929,000 square feet and will be built to achieve LEED Silver certification, according to the release. The three, two-story facilities will use a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VDC_DataSheet_VA4_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>closed-loop chilled water system<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> with liquid-to-liquid cooling technology capable of handling 100% of information technology workloads, according to the project data sheet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cFredericksburg offered a significant opportunity for Vantage to serve our customers seeking capacity and access to the resources of Data Center Alley,\u201d said Dana Adams, North America president at Vantage Data Centers, in the release. \u201cThe region\u2019s proximity to major metros, access to robust infrastructure and growing technology ecosystem make it an ideal location to meet skyrocketing demand.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Data centers are propping up construction backlogs and are driving a wave of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/data-centers-healthcare-construction-planning\/802391\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>large-scale construction planning activity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. In September, nearly <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/data-centers-infrastructure-construction-backlog\/802866\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>one in five contractors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> reported being under contract for a data center job, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/vantage-plans-virginia-data-center-project\/805034\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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