Google Project Loch
Google has approval for a data center in Chesterfield County, Virginia (approved). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.
- Building area
- 855,846 sq ft
- Site
- 888 acres
Who's on this build
Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.
- Other Google builds
Operator
Google
Utility
Dominion Energy Virginia
Timeline
Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.
- Today
Approved
Last material change Sep 24, 2026.
- 3 mo ago
Construction start
- 3 mo ago
Event date: · First observed: Not reported
- 4 mo ago
Event date: · First observed: Not reported
- 4 mo ago
Event date: · First observed: Not reported
- 13 mo ago
Announced
Record quality
- Datasets
- 5, figures differ
- Location
- Site footprint confirmed
- Summary
- From published records
- Source as of
- Last material change
Site and infrastructure
CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record
Status
- Operator
- Stage
- Approved
- Facility type
- AI data center
Scale
- Reported building area
- 855,846 sq ft
- Site area
- 888 acres
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2025-08-28Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
- Construction start reported
- 2026-06-22Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Site
- City
- Midlothian
- County
- Chesterfield
- State
- Virginia
- Location precision
- Site footprint confirmed
- Community response
- Local opposition reported
Power and cooling
- Utility
- Dominion Energy Virginia
- Power source
- Grid power
- AI workload
- Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload
Permits and public records
- Incentives reported
- 30-year fixed property-tax-rate agreement (Chesterfield County; dollar value undisclosed under VA law)
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Google Project Loch | Approved | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Project Peanut | Under construction | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Project Skye | Approved | Not reported |
| Server Country | Google Chesterfield County Campus (Project Peanut) | Under construction | Not reported |
| Server Country | Google Project Loch Chesterfield Campus | Proposed | Not reported |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Aug 27, 2026 · Record: google-loch-midlothian-va
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CARichmond BizSense (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CAChesterfield County, VA (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CAGreater Richmond Partnership (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CARichmond BizSense (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CAOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 23, 2026
- CAVPM (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 27, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Jul 26, 2026 · Record: google-project-peanut-chester-va
- CAVPM (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 17, 2026
- CAWRIC (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 17, 2026
- CAOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 23, 2026
- CAReport cited by Compute AtlasAs of: Jul 25, 2026
- CAReport cited by Compute AtlasAs of: Jul 26, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Aug 27, 2026 · Record: google-project-skye-midlothian-va
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 17, 2026
- CAUS Data Center Projects (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 17, 2026
- CAReport cited by Compute AtlasAs of: Jul 25, 2026
- CAReport cited by Compute AtlasAs of: Jul 26, 2026
- CAVPM (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 27, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0857
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0858
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 171767421612573
Limitations and interpretation
- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.
Cite or correct this record
Kapwork Grow, “Google Project Loch”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-project-loch-va-dc_9c38b826321d, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.
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An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.
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