AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules)
300 MW AI data center in Appomattox, VA, United States: permitted.
- Capacity: 300 MW
- Location: Appomattox, VA, United States
- Developer: AVAIO Digital
- Status: permitted
- Estimated cost: $3B
AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules) is a 300 MW AI data center project located in Appomattox, VA, United States, currently permitted. It is being built by AVAIO Digital. The estimated build cost is $3B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across VA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
AVAIO Digital plans six data centers on 452 acres at the Appomattox industrial park, with at least $3 billion invested and about 200 to 250 jobs. It was announced in Dec 2024, held community sessions in March 2026 and isn't approved yet. An AVAIO subsidiary has applied to DEQ for an air permit for backup generators, with the comment period opening Sept 11, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules)?
- AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules) is an AI data center project in Appomattox, Virginia tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is permitted.
- Where is AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules)?
- AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules) is in Appomattox, Virginia. Every tracked Virginia campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/virginia.
- How big is AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules)?
- Data Center Index tracks AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules) at 300 MW, on an estimated $3B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
- Who is building AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules)?
- AVAIO Digital is developing AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules).
- When will AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules) come online?
- The next building at AVAIO Digital Appomattox (Project Hercules) is expected online 2028. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- Appomattox County residents press developers on $3B data center campus (wset.com · press · 2026-03-24)
- AVAIO Digital (avaiodigital.com · press · 2024-12-10)
- Cardinal News (cardinalnews.org · press · 2024-12-11)
- WSLS (wsls.com · press · 2024-12-10)