Midlothian, VA · Chesterfield County County · 37.454°N 77.710°W

Google Project Loch

Google

ProposedAI-specificConfirmed

This facility is proposed and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of 2026-07-07.

Key facts

Location: Midlothian, VA, Chesterfield County County
Capacity: —
Powered by: —
Announced: 2025-08-28
Last updated: 2026-07-07

Civic impact

Economics

Land: 340 acres

Energy & water

Energy source: Grid
Cooling: Unknown

Three on-site substations planned. Dominion Energy (sole regional utility) has filed with the VA SCC to build 230-kV lines to a new Duval Substation (~$121M) to serve western Chesterfield data-center load. Dominion is inferred (service territory), not confirmed in a Loch-specific filing.

Site adjacent to Tomahawk Creek (Chesapeake Bay watershed). Army Corps permit (May 2026) covers ~5 acres of wetlands and 2,828 ft of stream channels; proposed mitigation ~11 acres of replacement wetlands + 34.2 acres preserved.

Public subsidies

30-year fixed property-tax-rate agreement (Chesterfield County; dollar value undisclosed under VA law)
Chesterfield County approves two data center developments

Community sentiment

Supported

Rezoning filed by the Chesterfield EDA for a confidential project; Board of Supervisors approved June 6 2025; county called Google the 'Rolls-Royce of data center operators.' No organized opposition documented.

Status history

Proposed2025-06-06
Chesterfield Board of Supervisors approved rezoning of ~350 acres at 750 Watkins Centre Pkwy (Watkins Centre South) for data-center use; 30-year fixed tax agreement approved
Proposed2025-08-28
Google publicly confirmed as operator of Project Loch (alongside Projects Peanut and Skye); Google stated Loch and Skye are not in near-term development plans
Proposed2026-05-14
Army Corps of Engineers (Norfolk District) permit application filed for impacts to ~5 acres of wetlands and 2,828 ft of stream channels near Tomahawk Creek

Location

Sources & data provenance

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

Last updated: 2026-07-07

Google files for data center campus outside Richmond, Virginiapress
Data Center DynamicsRetrieved: 2026-07-07
Chesterfield scores a Google trifecta: ties to 3 sites across the countypress
Richmond BizSenseRetrieved: 2026-07-07
In Google, Chesterfield landed the Rolls-Royce of data center operatorsother
Chesterfield County, VARetrieved: 2026-07-07
Chesterfield County approves two data center developmentsfiling
Greater Richmond PartnershipRetrieved: 2026-07-07
Chesterfield EDA secures zoning approval for two data center projectspermit
Richmond BizSenseRetrieved: 2026-07-07

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