QTS Richmond 3
240 MW AI data center in Sandston, VA, United States: operational.
- Capacity: 240 MW
- Location: Sandston, VA, United States
- Developer: QTS Data Centers
- Status: operational
- Estimated cost: $5.5B
QTS Richmond 3 is a 240 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 $5.5B. 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' = 144 MW (may include campus expansions); Cost modeled at ~$44B/GW by Epoch AI
Public companies linked to QTS Richmond 3
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 1, 238 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 3?
- QTS Richmond 3 is a phase of an AI data center campus in Sandston, Virginia tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational, and it is still adding buildings.
- Where is QTS Richmond 3?
- QTS Richmond 3 is in Sandston, Virginia. Every tracked Virginia campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/virginia.
- How big is QTS Richmond 3?
- Data Center Index tracks QTS Richmond 3 at 240 MW, on an estimated $5.5B build. 144 MW of that is live today. 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 3?
- QTS Data Centers is developing QTS Richmond 3.
- When will QTS Richmond 3 come online?
- QTS Richmond 3 is already operating. The next building is expected to go live February 13, 2027.
- Which public companies are linked to QTS Richmond 3?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to QTS Richmond 3: 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)