Google Arcola

Under constructionEst.AI campusCampusSterling, Loudoun County, Virginia

Google Arcola is an under construction ai campus in Sterling, Virginia. Operated or owned by Google. Current power: 93 MW (estimated). Verification: verified operating. 10 cited sources.

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Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026

Newest dated evidence: Oct 12, 2026

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Datacenter Source. “Google Arcola.” /facilities/google-arcola-sterling-va. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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@misc{datacentersource_google_arcola_sterling_va_2026,
  title = {{Google Arcola}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/google-arcola-sterling-va}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power

93 MW[1]

Est.Likelyestimated

Planned capacity

Not yet sourced

Floor area

923,500 sq ft[2]

ConfirmedConfirmed

Buildings (planned)

1[1]

Est.Likelyderived

Capital cost / investment

$2.9B[1]

Est.Likelyestimated

First operational

Jun 16, 2026[1]

Est.Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection

Time to power

Energized — operating

High confidence

Project verification

Verified operating

Operation documented by satellite imagery.

Current stage

Operational

Furthest stage with documented evidence

Utility · ISO

Dominion Energy · PJM

Substation: On-site substation

Power reality

Announced

No record

Interconnection request

No record

Contracted / approved

No record

Under construction

No record

Operational

93 MW[1]

Estimated from buildings observed operational

⚠ No public interconnection record for this load — PJM does not publish large-load requests.

AI evidence brief

Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development

Announcedimplied by a later stage
Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
PermittingOct 12, 2026
Permit / site plan
- Oct 12, 2026 · Permit / case B10275570200[2]
- Oct 12, 2026 · Permit / case B10275570100[2]
- Oct 12, 2026 · Permit / case BLDC-2024-008914[2]
- Oct 12, 2026 · Permit / case B10376230100[2]
- Oct 12, 2026 · Permit / case B80240720100[2]

Grid interconnection

Interconnection application
Feasibility study
System impact study
Facilities study
Interconnection agreement / service contract

Build & energization

Financing
Under constructionOct 1, 2024
Model estimate · Satellite imagery · Permit / site plan
- Oct 1, 2024 · Reported status: under construction[1]
- Oct 1, 2024 · Construction start[1]
- Oct 1, 2024 · Building 1 foundation started[1]
- Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: under construction[2]
EnergizationJun 16, 2026
Satellite imagery
- Jun 16, 2026 · Building 1 is operational, based off of colored motion artifacts from cooling towers and direct visual verification.[1]
OperationalJun 16, 2026
Satellite imagery
- Jun 16, 2026 · Building 1 is operational, based off of colored motion artifacts from cooling towers and direct visual verification.[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Permit / site plan, Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

facility
Google Arcola
→
substation
On-site substation[1][6]
Satellite imageryLikely
1 substation outline traced inside the campus on satellite imagery; OSM maps Unnamed substation 0.37 km away
→
transmission
500 kV line[6]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (1.68 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
→
utility
Dominion Energy[3]
Service territoryLikely
Retail service territory containing the site
→
ISO / RTO
PJM[5]
Service territoryLikely
Balancing authority: PJM

Substation capacity:: not published
Required upgrades:: not yet sourced
Congestion:: not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling1

Evaporative (cooling towers)[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Jun 16, 2026cooling
“Building 1 is operational, based off of colored motion artifacts from cooling towers and direct visual verification.”
Named in Epoch AI's satellite-imagery notes for this date.

On-site generation & air permits

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for on-site generation or an air permit for this site. Know one? Add a source

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates1

GS-5 rate class for customers demanding 25 MW or more[11]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Nov 25, 2025.Nov 25, 2025
Dominion Energy · Virginia State Corporation Commission · Docket PUR-2025-00058 · Final order issued · effective Jan 1, 2027
“the new GS-5 rate class will comprise customers demanding 25 megawatts or more. The new rate class will be effective beginning January 1, 2027.”
Applies to Dominion Energy Virginia's service territory; the facility's utility is the most likely retail provider by location unless a source names it.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline

Coordinates: 38.94172, -77.53189
Address: 42575 Arcola Blvd, Sterling, VA 20166[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likely
County: Loudoun County

Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

1. Property owner of record
Wheeler Survey Company LLC(unreviewed)[2]
2. Owner / developer
Google[1]
3. Operator
Not identified
4. Tenant / cloud
Not identified
5. End customer / workload
Not identified

Power supply

Utility:

Dominion Energy[3]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence

Property owner of record: Wheeler Survey Company LLC(unreviewed)[2]Confirmed
Owner: Google[1]Confirmed
Utility: Dominion Energy[3]Likely
Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power: 93 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likelyestimated
Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.
Current IT capacity: 77 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likelyestimated
Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.
Estimated annual consumption: 570 GWh/yr[4]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Speculativeestimated
93 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.
Planned capacity: Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO: PJM[5]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
Balancing authority: PJM[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Control area of the containing utility territory.
Nearest mapped substation: Unnamed substation (230 kV)[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
Distance to substation: 0.4 km[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby: 500 kV[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
State avg. industrial price: 10.07¢/kWh[8]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Virginia statewide average, July 2026.
State avg. commercial price: 11.68¢/kWh[8]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Virginia statewide average, July 2026.
Generation within 50 km: 2.19 GW[9]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived
47 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
Generation queued in county: 1.04 GW[7]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmedderived
11 active generation interconnection requests in Loudoun County: Storage 940 MW, Solar 100 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
Interconnection status: Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power: Not yet sourced

Nearby infrastructure	Type	Distance	Voltage / capacity	Source
230 kV line · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Transmission line	0.55 km	230 kV	[6]
2172;2209 · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Transmission line	0.62 km	230 kV	[6]
2137;2183 · Dominion Energy	Transmission line	1.11 km	230 kV	[6]
2213;2172 · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Transmission line	1.41 km	230 kV	[6]
500 kV line	Transmission line	1.68 km	500 kV	[6]
Mosby - Brambleton · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Transmission line	1.74 km	500 kV	[6]
Potomac Energy Center, LLC · Potomac Energy Center LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	13 km	766 MW	[9]
Montgomery County Resource Recovery · Covanta Montgomery, Inc.	Power plant (Biomass)	29.5 km	54 MW	[9]
Dickerson Power · Dickerson Power, LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	30.4 km	299 MW	[9]
Covanta Fairfax Energy · Covanta Fairfax Inc	Power plant (Biomass)	37.2 km	98 MW	[9]
Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy · Covanta Alexandria/Arlington	Power plant (Biomass)	38.2 km	29 MW	[9]
Blake Solar Plant · Horus West Virginia 1, LLC	Power plant (Solar)	44.2 km	80 MW	[9]
Central Utility Plant At White Oak · GSA Metropolitan Service Center	Power plant (Natural Gas)	48.7 km	54 MW	[9]
Remington · Virginia Electric & Power Co	Power plant (Natural Gas)	48.8 km	604 MW	[9]
Unnamed substation	Substation	0.37 km	230 kV	[6]
Evergreen Mills Switching Station · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Substation	0.54 km	230 kV	[6]
Yardley Ridge Substation · NOVEC	Substation	1.43 km	230 kV	[6]
Yardley Ridge Substation · Virginia Electric & Power Company	Substation	1.5 km	230 kV	[6]
Unnamed substation	Substation	1.72 km	230 kV	[6]
Racefield Substation	Substation	1.74 km	230 kV	[6]

Largest queued generation in this county	Fuel	Queue status	MW	Source
Loudoun 230 kVPJM AG2-285	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	150 MW	[7]
Beaumeade 230 kVPJM AG2-287	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	150 MW	[7]
New Road StoragePJM AE2-019	Storage	IA signed · proposed 2026-12	120 MW	[7]
Dulles SolarPJM AF1-147	Solar	IA signed · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[7]
Roundtable 230 kVPJM AG2-307	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[7]
Shelhorn 230 kVPJM AG2-323	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-12	100 MW	[7]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

Announced
—
Land acquired
—
Permitting
—
Construction start
Oct 1, 2024[1]
First operational
Jun 16, 2026[1]
Expected completion
—

Permit / case numbers: B10275570200, B10275570100, BLDC-2024-008914, B10376230100, B80240720100[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Buildings (planned): 1[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likelyderived
Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.
Buildings operational: 1[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likelyestimated

Phase	Status	Added MW	Completed / expected	Source
Building 1	operational	93 MW	Jun 16, 2026	[1]

Real estate

Official assessments

Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions

Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates

Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Parcel	Record owner	Acres	Zoning / use	Building sq ft	Source
162176713000 Loudoun County, VA	WHEELER SURVEY COMPANY LLC Project: Arcola Center	135.31	IP (ZMAP-2016-0013) · Data Center	923,505 built/under construction	[2]

Site area: 135.3 acres[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Legal acreage of the parcel(s).
Zoning: IP[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Land use: Data Center[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Capital cost / investment: $2.9B[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likelyestimated
Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.
Annual property tax: Not yet sourced

Size

Floor area: 923,500 sq ft[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed
Building area on the county's data-center parcel inventory (from building permits).
Parcel / land records: MCPI 162176713000 (Loudoun County)[2]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmed

Compute

Chip types: TPU v6e, TPU v7[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents): 108,100[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jun 16, 2026.Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

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Buildings operational
0Oct 1, 2024[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.→1Jun 16, 2026[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
Status
Under constructionOct 1, 2024[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.→OperatingJun 16, 2026[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.→Under constructionSep 27, 2026[2]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.

Timeline

Construction start: Oct 1, 2024[1]

First operational: Jun 16, 2026[1]

Oct 1, 2024[1]
Building 1 foundation started
Sep 8, 2025[1]
Building 1 roof complete, cooling towers in progress.
Apr 9, 2026[1]
Building 1 appears almost complete, with minimal construction activity.
Jun 16, 202693 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]
Building 1 is operational, based off of colored motion artifacts from cooling towers and direct visual verification.

Buildings on this campus

Google Arcola Building 1Under construction · 216,200 sq ft footprint
Google Data CenterUnder construction
Google Arcola Building 2Under construction · 290,300 sq ft footprint
Proposed data center — EPLAN-2024-0212Planned
Proposed data center — Arcola GrovePlanned

All claims (provenance audit)

Field	Value	Source	Confidence	As of	Status
Name	Google Arcola	[1]	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Status	Under construction	[1] derived	Likely	2024-10-01	Superseded / alternative
Status	Under construction	[1] derived	Likely	2025-09-08	Superseded / alternative
Status	Under construction	[1] derived	Likely	2026-04-09	Superseded / alternative
Status	Operating	[1] derived	Likely	2026-06-16	Superseded / alternative
Status	Under construction	[2] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Facility type	AI campus	[1] derived	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Address	42575 Arcola Blvd, Sterling, VA 20166	[1]	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Property owner of record	Wheeler Survey Company LLCMCPI 162176713000: WHEELER SURVEY COMPANY LLC	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Owner	GoogleOwner: Google	[1]	Confirmed	2026-06-16	Shown
Utility	Dominion Energyterritory 19876: VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (INVESTOR OWNED, DOMINION RESOURCE	[3] derived	Likely	2022	Shown
Current facility power	93 MW	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Current IT capacity	77 MW	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Estimated annual consumption	570 GWh/yr	[4] estimated	Speculative	2026-10-12	Shown
ISO / RTO	PJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC	[5] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Balancing authority	PJM	[3] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Nearest mapped substation	Unnamed substation (230 kV)way/1191470739	[6] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Distance to substation	0.4 km	[6] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby	500 kV	[6] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Generation queued in county	1.04 GW	[7] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
State avg. industrial price	10.07¢/kWh	[8]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
State avg. commercial price	11.68¢/kWh	[8]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
Generation within 50 km	2.19 GW	[9] derived	Confirmed	202502	Shown
Permit / case numbers	B10275570200	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Permit / case numbers	B10275570100	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Permit / case numbers	BLDC-2024-008914	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Permit / case numbers	B10376230100	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Permit / case numbers	B80240720100	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Buildings (planned)	1	[1] derived	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Buildings operational	1	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Buildings operational	0	[1] estimated	Likely	2024-10-01	Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational	0	[1] estimated	Likely	2025-09-08	Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational	0	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-04-09	Superseded / alternative
Floor area	923,500 sq ft	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Site area	135.3 acres	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Capital cost / investment	$2.9B	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Parcel / land records	MCPI 162176713000 (Loudoun County)	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Zoning	IP	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Land use	Data Center	[2]	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)	108,100	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
Chip types	TPU v6e	[1]	Confirmed	2026-06-16	Shown
Chip types	TPU v7	[1]	Confirmed	2026-06-16	Shown
Construction start	Oct 1, 2024	[1] derived	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown
First operational	Jun 16, 2026	[1] derived	Likely	2026-06-16	Shown

Sources

[1]
AI data centers (Frontier Data Centers Hub)
Epoch AI · retrieved 2026-10-12 · CC BY 4.0
[2]
Existing Data Center Parcels
Loudoun County, VA — Department of Planning & Zoning GIS · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public record
[3]
Electric Retail Service Territories (HIFLD, from EIA-861)
DHS HIFLD / U.S. EIA (via Esri Living Atlas) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[4]
Annual energy estimate
Datacenter Source (this site)
[5]
Independent System Operators (HIFLD)
DHS HIFLD (via PNNL ArcGIS) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[6]
OpenStreetMap — features tagged telecom=data_center or building=data_center
OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved 2026-10-12 · ODbL 1.0
[7]
PJM New Services Queue (planning queues)
PJM Interconnection · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public
[8]
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A — Average price of electricity to ultimate customers by state (July 2026)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[9]
Power Plants in the U.S. (EIA-860)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[10]
Google Investing $1B To Improve Northern Virginia Data Centers (via Aterio)
bisnow.com
[11]
SCC Issues Order on DEV Biennial Review 2025 (Case No. PUR-2025-00058)
Virginia State Corporation Commission · published 2025-11-25 · retrieved 2026-09-29 · Public record

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