Cardinal Conversation: New details about a massive data center project
A company planning a massive data center campus in Pittsylvania County has filed its permit application and disclosed project details. The campus is expected to include 21 buildings over 15 years, require power-generation capacity exceeding that of some power plants, and potentially use up to 7 million gallons of water daily.
A company seeking to build a large data center campus in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, has submitted its permit application and released additional information about the development. The project is planned to include 21 buildings constructed over roughly 15 years.
The completed campus could require electrical generating capacity greater than that of some power plants and consume as much as 7 million gallons of water per day. Cardinal News reporter Grace Mamon discussed the project and its potential infrastructure demands with WVTF host Fred Echols.