Chatham, VA · Pittsylvania County · 36.920°N 79.350°W

Balico Technology Campus (Chalk Level)

Balico LLC

Data centerCancelledLikely AI-specificConfirmed

Key facts

Location: Chatham, VA, Pittsylvania County
Capacity: —
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Announced: 2024-11
Last updated: 2026-07-13

Civic impact

Economics

Investment: $8.9B
Land: 750 acres

Energy & water

Energy source: On-site gas
On-site generation: 3,500 MW

Proposed integrated on-site 3,500 MW natural gas power plant (initial phase 15× 30 MW Mitsubishi FT8 MobilePac aeroderivative turbines = 450 MW, expanding via Mitsubishi M501JAC units), owned and operated by Balico, tapping the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Community sentiment

OpposedPittsylvania rejects data center project that has dominated county conversation for 6 months

Status history

Proposed2024-11
Initial 2,233-acre rezoning filed, then withdrawn; reworked to <750 acres
Data centers and natural gas power plant planned on 2,200 acres in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Cancelled2025-04-16
Pittsylvania Board of Supervisors denied the rezoning 6-1
Pittsylvania rejects data center project that has dominated county conversation for 6 months

Location

Sources & data provenance

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

Last updated: 2026-07-13

Data centers and natural gas power plant planned on 2,200 acres in Pittsylvania County, Virginiapress
Data Center DynamicsRetrieved: 2026-07-13
Developer proposes massive data center campus with onsite gas turbines in Virginiapress
Power EngineeringRetrieved: 2026-07-13
Pittsylvania rejects data center project that has dominated county conversation for 6 monthspress
Cardinal NewsRetrieved: 2026-07-13
Proposed $8.8B+ Pittsylvania data center campus hits roadblockpress
Virginia BusinessRetrieved: 2026-07-13

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