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Fauquier County: data centers & powered land

Fauquier has an approved 1.8 million sq ft Remington campus and a stalled Amazon site in Warrenton, while new rezonings keep drawing opposition.[1][2][3]

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Zoning

  • On October 8, 2026 the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to end by-right data center approvals countywide, remove data centers from business park zoning, limit them to the PCID district with a special exception permit, and require new power lines to be buried.[4][6]
  • Vint Hill is the only area of the county with PCID zoning, so data center developers must locate there or seek a rezoning to PCID elsewhere.[4]
  • In May 2024 the Board began requiring special exception approval for new structures over 50,000 sq ft in the Vint Hill PCID, while grandfathering the proposed Vint Hill Corners data center campus.[7]
  • In September 2024 the Board began requiring special exception approval for electric substations in all industrial zones, exempting the substation for the approved Remington Technology Park.[7]
  • On July 8, 2025 the Warrenton Town Council voted 6-0 to remove data centers as a permitted use in the town's industrial districts, without affecting the 2023 Amazon special use permit.[8]

Power & transmission

  • Dominion Energy filed its Morrisville-Wishing Star 500 kV and 230 kV project with the SCC on February 27, 2026 (PUR-2026-00021); the new 230 kV line is in Fauquier, an evidentiary hearing is set for November 16, 2026, and construction is planned for spring 2027 to summer 2030.[9]
  • Dominion Energy filed a rebuild of two 230 kV lines between the Marsh Run and Remington CT substations near Remington with the SCC on May 12, 2026 (PUR-2026-00063).[10]
  • Dominion Energy's planned North Anna to Bristers 500 kV and 230 kV project would end at the existing Bristers Substation in Fauquier; the northern Thornburg to Bristers segment is slated for an SCC application in 2027.[11]
  • On October 9, 2025 the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution supporting underground HVDC transmission proposed through PJM and saying any added underground costs should fall on end users rather than ratepayers.[12]
  • In July 2026 the Board approved, 3-1, a rezoning that lets Remington Technology Park power itself with on-site natural gas fuel cells after the Planning Commission had recommended denial of an earlier gas turbine plan.[1][13]

Utilities

UtilityType
Dominion Energy VirginiaInvestor-owned utility
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC)Electric cooperative

Campuses

CampusOperatorStatus
Remington Technology ParkPointOneApproved
Amazon Warrenton data center (Blackwell Road)Amazon Data ServicesApproved
Remington Digital Campus (formerly Gigaland)GigalandProposed
OVHcloud Vint HillOVHcloudOperating

Incentives & taxes

  • Fauquier taxes data center equipment at $4.15 per $100 of assessed value, compared with $3.45 for general business furniture, fixtures and equipment and for machinery and tools.[5]

Water

  • Under the October 2026 rules, data center applicants must commit to recycled water for closed-loop or air-cooled systems.[4]
  • The resubmitted Remington Digital Campus plan includes two municipal groundwater wells, a water treatment plant and a 125-foot water tower, according to the Piedmont Environmental Council.[3]

Fiber

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Local sentiment

  • A Citizens for Fauquier County lawsuit challenging Warrenton's 2023 Amazon permit remains undecided, and Amazon is separately appealing a 2025 town finding that it lacks vested rights to build on the Blackwell Road site.[2]
  • Facing community opposition, the Gigaland developers withdrew their Remington application in August 2025, and the Convergent Technology Park applicant withdrew its data center rezoning request and said it would pursue residential development under the existing zoning.[14][15]
  • The Piedmont Environmental Council opposes the Remington projects, and the Planning Commission voted 4-1 on July 16, 2026 to recommend denial of the resubmitted Remington Digital Campus.[3]

Known gaps

  • No court ruling found in the Citizens for Fauquier County case or Amazon's vested-rights appeal as of the as-of date.
  • Board of Supervisors final action on the Remington Digital Campus and the Remington Innovation Campus could not be confirmed.
  • How the October 2026 zoning amendment treats already-approved projects such as Remington Technology Park is not stated in the sources reviewed.
  • No public source confirmed fiber routes or carriers serving Fauquier data center sites.
  • The tax rates page does not state which tax year the listed rates apply to.

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Sources

  1. Fauquier Board of Supervisors approves private power plant for Remington Technology Park data center Fauquier Now. Accessed .
  2. Fauquier judge denies Citizens for Fauquier County's request to join Amazon data center lawsuit Fauquier Now. Accessed .
  3. Gigaland: New Packaging, Same Harmful Impacts Piedmont Environmental Council. Accessed .
  4. Supervisors adopt stricter zoning rules for new data centers Prince William Times. Accessed .
  5. Current Tax Rates Fauquier County Commissioner of the Revenue. Accessed .
  6. Piedmont News: October 16, 2026 Piedmont Environmental Council. Accessed .
  7. Fauquier County 2025 Updates Piedmont Environmental Council. Accessed .
  8. Warrenton Town Council pushes back against data centers, amends zoning ordinance Fauquier Now. Accessed .
  9. Morrisville - Wishing Star Dominion Energy. Accessed .
  10. Remington - Marsh Run 230kV Transmission Project (Line 299 Rebuild) Dominion Energy. Accessed .
  11. North Anna - Bristers 500 kV and 230 kV Electric Transmission Line Project Dominion Energy. Accessed .
  12. Fauquier supervisors back underground transmission lines with formal resolution Fauquier Now. Accessed .
  13. Remington Tech Park Developer Plans a Permanent Gas Fuel Cell Power Plant Piedmont Environmental Council. Accessed .
  14. Gigaland Application Withdrawn: Our Community's Voice Was Heard Piedmont Environmental Council. Accessed .
  15. Convergent data center application in Fauquier pulled in favor of residential development InsideNoVa. Accessed .

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