Amazon, Virginia (site not yet named)

Amazon · Virginia (approximate)

StatusCancelled / Blocked

CapacityNot reported

Investment$0.427B

First seenOct 22, 2024

Latest newsOct 24, 2026

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Status timeline

1. Oct 22, 2024Announced Data Center Dynamics
2. May 21, 2025Cancelled / Blocked Data Center Dynamics
3. May 21, 2025Cancelled Data Center Dynamics
4. Nov 21, 2025Under construction Business Wire
5. Nov 21, 2025Revived Business Wire
6. Aug 31, 2026Cancelled / Blocked citybiz
7. Aug 31, 2026Cancelled citybiz
8. Oct 7, 2026Approval Loudoun Times-Mirror
9. Oct 9, 2026Approval The GW Hatchet

News about this project

• Amazon abandons its Virginia data center campus to local oppositionStartup Fortune · Oct 24, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia — site to be repurposed for mixed-use and residential development.Tom's Hardware · Oct 23, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon scraps Virginia data center13newsnow.com · Oct 22, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon cancels plan for data centers in Loudoun County, donates landThe Washington Post · Oct 22, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon Scraps $427 Million Data Center Plan at GW's Virginia Campus, Hands 25 Acres to Loudoun CountyBigGo Finance · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon abandons Virginia data center — FortuneUA.NEWS · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Loudoun County scraps plans for new Amazon data center amid community pushbackWashington Examiner · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon withdraws data center proposal for former GWU campus in Loudoun CountyDC News Now · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon cancels data centers for GW Ashburn campusVirginia Business · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon withdraws proposal to build data centers on GW campus in Loudoun CountyWTOP News · Oct 21, 2026 · Announced
• Amazon Cancels Data Center Plans for GW Campus, Plans to Donate Part of the Land to Loudoun CountyNorthern Virginia Magazine · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Loudoun County, Amazon reach deal to withdraw data center project on GW campus in AshburnWTOP News · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• $427M Virginia Science and Technology Campus: Amazon Drops 800,000 Square Foot Data Center PlanConstruction Review · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon agrees to withdraw data center construction plans on GW’s Virginia campus following backlashThe GW Hatchet · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon withdraws data center application in Loudoun CountyWUSA9 · Oct 21, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon scraps data center plan for GW's Loudoun campus, pivots to mixed-use in deal with countyThe Business Journals · Oct 20, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon Drops Data Center Plans at GWU Campus, Donating 25 Acres to CountyLoudounNow.com · Oct 20, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon Donates 25 Acres of GWU Campus to Loudoun, Pledges No Data CentersLoudounNow.com · Oct 20, 2026 · Announced
• Loudoun officials say Amazon needs county approval to build data centers at VSTC campusThe GW Hatchet · Oct 9, 2026 · Announced
• Amazon can’t build data centers on GWU campus without board approval, zoning administrator saysLoudoun Times-Mirror · Oct 7, 2026 · Announced
• What to know about Amazon's data center proposalLoudoun Times-Mirror · Sep 10, 2026 · Announced
• Amazon Withdraws Groundwater Permit for 869-Acre Virginia Data Center Campuscitybiz · Aug 31, 2026 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Penzance Breaks Ground on New Amazon Data Center in ChantillyNorthern Virginia Magazine · Nov 25, 2025 · Under construction
• Penzance breaks ground on new AWS data center in ChantillyVirginia Business · Nov 24, 2025 · Under construction
• Penzance Breaks Ground on 45-Megawatt Next-Generation Data Center in Northern VirginiaBusiness Wire · Nov 21, 2025 · Under construction
• Amazon cancels data center in Louisa CountyVirginia Business · Jul 28, 2025 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon pulls Louisa County data center proposal after strong resistanceVirginia Mercury · Jul 28, 2025 · Announced
• Some Louisa County residents celebrate victory as Amazon withdraws data center proposalWRIC ABC 8News · Jul 25, 2025 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon takes King George County Supervisors to court over denied data center projectData Center Dynamics · May 21, 2025 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Amazon acquires 100 acres in Leesburg, Virginia, for potential data center developmentData Center Dynamics · May 8, 2025 · Announced
• Amazon eyes massive Virginia data center campus south of FredericksburgThe Business Journals · Feb 21, 2025 · Announced
• Amazon eyes Caroline, Spotsylvania for 11-building data center campusVirginia Business · Feb 20, 2025 · Announced
• Prince William County supervisors shelve Amazon data center proposal indefinitelyData Center Dynamics · Oct 22, 2024 · Announced