Maxwell H. Wiegard

For the past 30 years, Virginia has been the world’s leader on data center approvals and development. The Commonwealth is home to more data centers than any other state, spanning over 63 million square feet of facility space over 7,200 acres, according to a 2024 legislative study. This development has occurred on a locality-by-locality basis, governed by the zoning ordinances and land use approvals required by each city and county in Virginia. As of Sept. 18, however, Virginia’s data center developers