PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane)
AI data center in Gainesville, VA, United States: paused.
- Location: Gainesville, VA, United States
- Developer: QTS Data Centers
- Status: paused
Status: Paused
QTS and Compass Datacenters planned over 22 million square feet of data centers on about 2,000 acres along Pageland Lane next to Manassas National Battlefield Park. A Prince William County judge voided the 2023 rezonings because the county failed to give homeowners proper notice, and the Virginia Court of Appeals upheld that ruling on March 31, 2026. Compass ended its appeal in April 2026, while QTS has petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court, a process that could run into 2027 (WTOP, 2026-05-08). No construction can proceed while the rezoning stays void. Source: WTOP, 2026-05-08.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane) is a AI data center project located in Gainesville, VA, United States, currently paused. It was being developed by QTS Data Centers. 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
(checked this session) WTOP reports the Virginia Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026 upheld the ruling cancelling the Digital Gateway rezonings for over 22 million sq ft of data centers on 2,000 acres along Pageland Lane; Compass ended its appeal, QTS is petitioning the Virginia Supreme Court. Construction is barred while the case continues. FOX 5 DC (2026-03-31) independently reports the appeals court agreed the approval process was flawed.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane)?
- PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane) is an AI data center project in Gainesville, Virginia tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is paused. A paused campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane)?
- PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane) is in Gainesville, Virginia. Every tracked Virginia campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/virginia.
- Who is building PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane)?
- QTS Data Centers was developing PW Digital Gateway (Pageland Lane).
Sources
- What's next for the Digital Gateway data center appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court (wtop.com · press · 2026-05-08)
- FOX 5 DC (fox5dc.com · press · 2026-05-08)