Chester, VA · Chesterfield County · 37.355°N 77.442°W
Chirisa Technology Park — Richmond (Chester)
PowerHouse Data Centers / Chirisa (Blue Owl JV)
Key facts
- Location
- Chester, VA, Chesterfield County
- Capacity
- 120 MW planned
- Powered by
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- Announced
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- Last updated
Civic impact
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: Dominion Energy
- Cooling
- Closed-loop
300 MW secured via a new Meadowville Technology Park substation built in partnership with Dominion Energy; eventual park goal >1 GW.
Chirisa 'direct-on-chip' liquid cooling (closed-loop, ~2x more power-efficient than air-cooled); site water sourced from a Chesterfield County reclaimed-water system. No MGD figure published.
Community sentiment
The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors approved the Chirisa / Meadowville plans and cited a positive economic impact (redevelopment of the former Capital One campus); county-wide, data-center expansion is actively debated (residential-bill, water, and diesel-generator concerns; a Jan 2026 zoning ordinance now requires conditional-use approval for new data centers). No lawsuit or moratorium against this campus.
Richmond, Va.-area counties split on data centersStatus history
- Under construction
Blue Owl / Chirisa / PowerHouse JV first phase: initial 50 MW by 2025 expanding to a 120 MW facility (1 GW eventual plan); $600M construction loan closed
Blue Owl, Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data Centers announce first phase of $5 billion JV development partnership
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- PowerHouse Data CentersRetrieved:
- PR NewswireRetrieved:
- Government TechnologyRetrieved:
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