Prince William County 2,100-acre data-center megasite rejected
SafeGridUnited ยท September 13, 2026
The Prince William "Digital Gateway" megasite proposal was scrapped, and pro-developer officials were voted out.
A 2,100-acre data-center megasite proposal in Prince William County, Virginia, associated with QTS Data Centers and Amazon AWS, was scrapped. Publicly raised concerns included the scale of power and water demand, encroachment on historical battlefield land, and rising utility bills. The SafeGridUnited national dataset records the outcome as a victory for the Coalition to Save Prince William County and notes that pro-developer officials were subsequently voted out. Primary source: SafeGridUnited national dataset (seeds/national-v2.csv), Prince William County & Warrenton row.