Data Center Political Risk

Virginia data center moratoriums & political risk

Dimetrics tracks 20 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Virginia — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.

Moratoriums & restrictions in Virginia

Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.

JurisdictionActionStatusEnactedSource
Chesterfield Countycounty · ChesterfieldRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningJan 2026Richmond BizSense
Spotsylvania Countycounty · SpotsylvaniaRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningDec 2025Fredericksburg Free Press
Campbell Countycounty · CampbellRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningDec 2025WSET
Goochland Countycounty · GoochlandRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningNov 2025VPM
Stafford Countycounty · StaffordRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningOct 2025Fredericksburg Free Press
Rockingham Countycounty · RockinghamRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningSep 2025Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley
Culpeper Countycounty · CulpeperRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningSep 2025Piedmont Environmental Council
James City Countycounty · James CityRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningSep 2025Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Town of Warrentontown · FauquierBanactiveJul 2025Fauquier Now
York Countycounty · YorkRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningJun 2025Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Henrico Countycounty · HenricoRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningJun 2025Richmond BizSense
Albemarle Countycounty · AlbemarleRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningApr 2025Albemarle County
Loudoun Countycounty · LoudounRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningMar 2025Loudoun Now
Fairfax Countycounty · FairfaxRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningSep 2024Fairfax County, VA
Town of Leesburgtown · LoudounRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningMay 2024Loudoun Times-Mirror
Frederick Countycounty · FrederickRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningApr 2024The Winchester Star
King George Countycounty · King GeorgeRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningApr 2024Fredericksburg Free Press
Caroline Countycounty · CarolineRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningFeb 2024Caroline County
Fauquier Countycounty · FauquierRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningDec 2023McGuireWoods
Prince William Countycounty · Prince WilliamRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoning—Source

Score Virginia's data center political risk

Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.

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Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →