Vantage VA4 Data Center Campus is advancing construction in Stafford County near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The $2 billion development will deliver 192MW of critical IT capacity across three data center buildings. The project occupies 82 acres and will provide approximately 929,000 square feet of digital infrastructure. Vantage has already broken ground, while the first building remains scheduled for late 2027.
The development represents Vantage Data Centers’ fourth campus in Virginia. It will increase the company’s statewide capacity to 782MW. The company’s Virginia portfolio will represent approximately $8 billion in combined investment.
Importantly, the project has moved beyond the planning stage. Construction records currently classify VA4 as under construction. The first building should become operational in late 2027, with further phases extending through 2028.
Vantage VA4 Data Center Campus Moves Into Construction
Vantage and its general contractor, DPR Construction, held the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in November 2025. The ceremony marked Vantage’s entry into the Fredericksburg data center market.
The campus will feature three two-storey data centers. Together, the facilities will provide approximately 929,000 square feet of space. Each facility will support high-density computing workloads and modern hyper scale requirements.
The project will also include a private 270MW onsite substation. Dominion Energy will provide power to the campus. The electrical design will include N+1 redundancy to improve reliability for critical workloads.
Furthermore, the campus will provide multiple fiber pathways and carrier-neutral connectivity. Each data center will include two meet-me rooms and diverse network entry points. This design will support customers requiring resilient connectivity for cloud and AI workloads.
The location also offers strategic access to Northern Virginia’s established data center ecosystem. Stafford County sits just over an hour from Vantage’s existing campuses in Data Center Alley. The company selected the area to provide capacity outside the region’s highly congested core.
Vantage VA4 Data Center Campus Targets High-Density AI Infrastructure
VA4 will support both traditional air-cooled systems and next-generation liquid-cooled computing. Its cooling architecture will use a closed-loop chilled water system. Vantage expects the design to achieve very low water usage effectiveness.
The campus can also accommodate liquid-to-liquid cooling with CDU-based equipment. This system can support 100% of IT workloads. The design therefore gives future customers flexibility as AI computing densities continue increasing.
Vantage also plans to pursue LEED certification for the campus. The sustainability strategy includes efficient cooling, recycling and drought-resistant landscaping. The company also targets net-zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2030.
The project should create approximately 1,100 construction jobs during development. It should also support at least 50 permanent operations positions after reaching full capacity. Local authorities expect the investment to strengthen Stafford County’s technology economy and tax base.
The Vantage VA4 development also illustrates the wider shift toward large-scale AI infrastructure outside established data center clusters. Similar developments are pursuing substantial power capacity and advanced cooling systems.
For example, Nscale is developing the much larger Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia. The project will support 1.35GW of initial AI computing capacity and has a potential expansion pathway beyond 8GW. Anthropic has also agreed to access approximately 460MW under a reported $45 billion computing deal.
The two developments demonstrate how data center construction increasingly revolves around power availability, high-density computing and scalable infrastructure. However, VA4 remains focused on delivering its 192MW campus in phases through 2028.
Strategic Importance
Company executives said the Fredericksburg area offered proximity to Northern Virginia’s dense data corridor—known as Data Center Alley—but without its land constraints and infrastructure congestion. “The region provides the connectivity and access our customers need without the challenges of the core hub,” said Dana Adams, president of Vantage’s North American division.
Local officials hailed the project as one that would be a major boost for the area’s technology economy. Darrell English, a member of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, said the expansion would “create hundreds of jobs and strengthen the local economy” while positioning Stafford as an emerging technology destination within the Commonwealth.
It will be built to LEED Silver standards of sustainability and will have a closed-loop chilled water system to minimize water use – increasingly important in data centers which are consuming an ever-increasing amount of energy and other resources. Vantage said the campus will utilize liquid-to-liquid cooling systems with the ability to efficiently cool full computing loads.
In addition to construction and operations, the company will work with local schools and trade organizations to support workforce training and community development programs related to the project.
Virginia is the biggest data centre market in the world with continuous expansion across both Northern Virginia and its neighboring regions, with operators still seeking additional space and power capacity to meet surging demand for cloud services and AI infrastructure.
The state continues to lead the nation and the world in data center construction, driven by projects such as CleanArc’s VA1 Campus in Caroline County and Google’s new $9 billion investment to expand its data center operations across the state.
Competitive Benefits
Situated over an hour from Data Center Alley, it offers capacity access outside high-congestion zones while supporting the emergence of the Fredericksburg region into a digital technology hub.
Project Fact Sheet
Name: VA4 Data Center Campus
Developer: Vantage Data Centers
Type: Hyper scale data center campus
Location: Stafford County, Fredericksburg region, Virginia, USA
Investment: $2 billion
Critical IT capacity: 192MW
Site area: 82 acres
Total floor area: Approximately 929,000 square feet
Number of buildings: Three two-storey data centers
Power provider: Dominion Energy
Private substation: 270MW
Electrical configuration: N+1 redundancy
Cooling system: Closed-loop chilled water
Liquid cooling: CDU-based liquid-to-liquid cooling
Liquid cooling capacity: Up to 100% of IT workloads
Connectivity: Carrier-neutral
Fiber infrastructure: Multiple diverse pathways
Sustainability target: LEED certification
First building: Scheduled for late 2027
Additional phases: Scheduled through 2028
Construction status: Under construction
Construction jobs: Approximately 1,100
Permanent jobs: At least 50
Vantage Virginia capacity after VA4: 782MW
Combined Vantage Virginia investment: Approximately $8 billion
Market entry: Virginia in 2017
Project Team
Developer: Vantage Data Centers
General contractor: DPR Construction
Power provider: Dominion Energy
Workforce partner: IBEW Local 26
Technology infrastructure provider: Vantage Data Centers
Cooling infrastructure provider: Vantage Data Centers
Sustainability certification: LEED
Local government authority: Stafford County
State economic development partner: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Commonwealth government: Commonwealth of Virginia
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