Spotsylvania to vote Nov. 17 on 555-acre Crossroads data center campus
Spotsylvania supervisors are set to hold a public hearing and vote Nov. 17 on a special use permit for a 2.1 million-square-foot data center campus.
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors is set to hold a public hearing and vote Nov. 17 on a special use permit for the Crossroads Technology Campus data center, a proposal on about 555 acres in the Lee Hill District, according to FXBG Advance's Nov. 9 report. The county's Active Public Hearings page lists the application, SUP26-0003, but does not state the hearing date.
The applicant, RCK Digital Crossroads LLC, proposes about 2.1 million square feet of buildings in seven data center buildings, according to the general development plan on file with the county. Three buildings would be 250,000 square feet each, three would be 375,000 square feet each and one would be 212,000 square feet, with up to 21,500 square feet of accessory space. Phase 1 would be about 750,000 square feet. The signature block on the application shows the company is managed by Kettler Asset Management LLC.
The applicant's Aug. 26 narrative lists 100 megawatts per data center building. A Rappahannock Electric Cooperative utility information form, requested July 16 and submitted Aug. 7, estimates an electric load of 894 megawatts and calls for three new 230/34.5 kV substations of 298 MVA each.
Cooling would use 1 million gallons a day of reuse water, with no potable, well or rainwater used for industrial cooling, the narrative says. The development plan puts the building area within a development envelope of about 175 acres, with about 366.5 acres, or 66 percent of the site, left as open space, and caps building height at 75 feet. The narrative lists 30 recommended special use permit conditions and no proffers.
The county's case page also lists an updated general development plan labeled 10-27-26, a sound study dated Aug. 20 and a turn lane analysis memo dated Aug. 26. The documents The Virginia Pulse opened do not show the county staff's recommendation, and the hearing date could not be confirmed in a county document.
The county's own filings put the campus's estimated electric load at 894 megawatts, and supervisors are the body that decides whether the permit is granted.
What's next
- Nov. 17 Board of Supervisors public hearing and vote on SUP26-0003 (date per FXBG Advance; county notice not located)
Sources
- Spotsylvania County: SUP26-0003 Crossroads Technology Campus case page
- Spotsylvania County: 5th Submission Narrative (Aug. 26, 2026)
- Spotsylvania County: Updated general development plan
- Rappahannock Electric Cooperative: High Energy Use Facility utility information form (Aug. 7, 2026)
- Spotsylvania County: Active Public Hearings
- FXBG Advance: This Week's Data Center Developments (Nov. 9, hearing date; secondary source)
How we source: sources and corrections.
Related stories
Prince William's data center overlay closes to new entrants Dec. 21
Pending data center applications have until Dec. 21 to qualify for the county's shrunken by-right overlay; a county staff analysis counted 130 parcels relying on that last window.
Read the story →Governor's data center order sets deadlines starting in January
Executive Order 22 gives state agencies 120 to 240 days from Sept. 18 to deliver a toolkit for localities, noise rules and a backup-generator review.
Read the story →Virginia's data center tax break cost $1.94B last year, and voters oppose it
The data center sales tax exemption cost Virginia and localities a reported $1.94 billion in fiscal 2025, and a VCU poll found 72% of voters oppose it. The 2027 General Assembly and county boards decide what changes.
Read the story →Spot an error? Corrections and sourcing · Send a tip.