Data downloads
The data behind the map, as spreadsheets (CSV, UTF-8 with a byte-order mark so Excel shows accented characters and dashes correctly). Built Oct 12, 2026 from the official records described in the methodology; the files are rebuilt every morning with the map.
- virginia-data-centers.csv 198 rows, 85 KB: every data center on Virginia DEQ's records (198 today), with stage, address, locality and issued air permits (DEQ's permit list as of Sep 21, 2026).
- virginia-changes.csv 3 rows, 1 KB: every change logged on New this week since Sep 28, 2026: new sites, stage changes, new air permits, new county filings and their status changes.
- virginia-county-filings.csv 173 rows, 102 KB: county land-use applications and site plans that mention a data center (Loudoun County so far).
Each row links to its official record. The same data is also published as JSON for the map, in facilities.json, changes.json and filings.json. No personal data is included: no visitor data, no county staff names or emails, and no private landowner names.
Reusing this data
Free with credit for non-commercial use, and for news reporting. The files are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with extra permissions:
- Journalists and news organizations may use the data in their reporting (stories, charts, maps, broadcasts), including in publications with ads or subscriptions.
- Anyone may embed the map with the embed code below.
- Governments, schools and non-profit researchers may use it in their public work.
Credit it as: Data: Data Centers Near You (https://datacentersnearyou.org/), compiled from Virginia DEQ and county records. Commercial use (resale, products, apps, APIs, alert services, consulting and industry use) needs a license: get in touch. The full terms are in the data license.
The public records behind the data belong to their publishers (Virginia DEQ, the counties, NCES and the Census Bureau), and anyone can get them from those publishers; this license covers our compilation and what we add to it. Stages and statuses are the agencies' own; anything this site calculates is marked as ours in the column notes below. Check important facts against the linked official record.
Columns
virginia-data-centers.csv
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
deq_registration_number | DEQ's air registration number for the site (its ID on DEQ's records). |
name | Facility name as DEQ lists it. |
street_address | Street address as DEQ lists it (blank when DEQ doesn't list one). |
city | City or town as DEQ lists it. |
zip | ZIP code as DEQ lists it (blank when DEQ doesn't list one). |
locality | County or independent city the point falls in, by DEQ's boundary map (our calculation). |
permit_list_locality | Locality named on DEQ's issued-permit list, when it has the site (can differ; see the methodology). |
latitude | Latitude (WGS84) of DEQ's point for the site. |
longitude | Longitude (WGS84) of DEQ's point for the site. |
deq_status | DEQ's operating status, as DEQ writes it. |
stage | The site's stage on this map: planned, construction, operating, shutdown or other (DEQ's status, renamed). |
permit_class | DEQ's permit class (for example Synthetic Minor). |
air_permit_count | Number of issued air permits for the site on DEQ's issued-permit list (snapshot). |
latest_air_permit_date | Issue date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the newest of those permits; blank if none yet. |
air_permits | Each issued permit as 'number (date, program)', separated by '; '. |
deq_record_url | The site's record on DEQ's Air Sites service (the official source). |
permit_list_url | DEQ's issued-permit list, when the site has a row on it. |
virginia-changes.csv
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
date | Date the change was noticed (YYYY-MM-DD), by comparing one morning's records with the day before. |
event | new, stage, permit, renamed or removed (DEQ records); filing-new or filing-status (county filings). |
record | data-center (DEQ) or county-filing. |
id | DEQ registration number, or the county's plan/case number. |
name | Name on the record. |
locality | County or independent city. |
stage | The data center's stage after the change (DEQ records only). |
from | Value before the change (stage, permit date, old name or filing status). |
to | Value after the change. |
filing_type | Application type, for new county filings (for example Site plan). |
filing_status | Status as residents read it, for new county filings. |
source_url | The official record (DEQ's Air Sites record or the county's record). |
virginia-county-filings.csv
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
id | The county's plan or case number. |
county | County. |
kind | land-use (the county board decides, usually after a public hearing) or site-plan (county staff review); our grouping of the county's types. |
type | Application type in plain English (our wording of the county's type). |
status | in-review, approved or denied (the county's status, simplified). |
label | The status as residents read it. |
date | Application date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
name | Plan name as filed (a private person's name is withheld). |
description | The county's description, with staff initials and references to people removed; at most 500 characters. |
lat | Latitude (WGS84) of the center of the application's parcel outline (our calculation). |
lon | Longitude (WGS84) of that center. |
source | The county's record (the official source). |
related | Sub-applications folded into this one, separated by '; '. |
Columns stay the same from day to day; new ones are only ever added at the end.
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