QTS Richmond 1
238 MW AI data center in Sandston, VA, United States: operational.
- Capacity: 238 MW
- Location: Sandston, VA, United States
- Developer: QTS Data Centers
- Status: operational
- Estimated cost: $9B
QTS Richmond 1 is a 238 MW AI data center project located in Sandston, VA, United States, currently operational. It is being built by QTS Data Centers. The estimated build cost is $9B. 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.
Notes
Epoch 'Current power' = 238 MW (may include campus expansions); Cost modeled at ~$44B/GW by Epoch AI
Public companies linked to QTS Richmond 1
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Dominion Energy (D), energy supplier · energy · mid DC exposure
Related data center projects
- Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer), 1.2 GW, Bessemer, AL, United States · permitted
- QTS Richmond, 921 MW, Sandston, VA, United States · operational
- QTS Phoenix 3 (Glendale C|303), 750 MW, Glendale, AZ, United States · announced
- Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta, 636 MW, Fayetteville, GA, United States · operational
- QTS Van Wert Campus, 500 MW, Van Wert, OH, United States · permitted
- QTS Eagle Mountain, 304 MW, Eagle Mountain, UT, United States · under construction
- QTS Richmond 3, 240 MW, Sandston, VA, United States · operational
- QTS New Albany Campus (New Albany 1 & 2), 222 MW, New Albany, OH, United States · under construction
Frequently asked questions
- What is QTS Richmond 1?
- QTS Richmond 1 is a phase of an AI data center campus in Sandston, Virginia tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational.
- Where is QTS Richmond 1?
- QTS Richmond 1 is in Sandston, Virginia. Every tracked Virginia campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/virginia.
- How big is QTS Richmond 1?
- Data Center Index tracks QTS Richmond 1 at 238 MW, on an estimated $9B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it. That figure covers one phase of the campus, not the whole site.
- Who is building QTS Richmond 1?
- QTS Data Centers is developing QTS Richmond 1.
- Which public companies are linked to QTS Richmond 1?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to QTS Richmond 1: Dominion Energy (D). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- QTS Data Centers (q.com · press · 2026-09-16)