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EdgeCore Culpeper Campus

Nalles Mill Road / Culpeper Technology Zone, Virginia, United StatesPreconstruction
Capacity
196 MW
Planned critical IT
Lead participant
Cielo Digital Infrastructure
Developer
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
Most recent public record update

About EdgeCore Culpeper Campus

EdgeCore Culpeper Campus is a physical data center campus. EdgeCore Culpeper Campus is located in Nalles Mill Road / Culpeper Technology Zone, VA, US and is a data center campus in preconstruction status. Participants include EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure as developer, Cielo Digital Infrastructure as developer, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative as utility. Development comprises Current two-building first build (planned), Superseded 2024 three-building plan (superseded). Key milestones include EdgeCore announced acquisition and original 216 MW plan (2024-07-18) and Current operator target for capacity availability (2029-01-01). electric utility service — 196 MW critical IT: Current campus design; utility-service agreement and ramp not publicly disclosed. cooling — 0.01 liters per kWh maximum: Closed-loop chilled-water design target. Permitting includes rezoning and data center campus approval for Cielo/EdgeCore Nalles Mill site (approved). Incentives include technology zone rebate eligibility (general program; project award not publicly disclosed) for Up to 40% of taxes paid over five years if investment/job/wage conditions are met.

Projects sharing a market, utility, or organization.

2 related

Capacity

Planned critical IT
Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Design196 MWReported Rounded · EdgeCore Culpeper Campus

Development

2 phases · 3 milestones
Current two-building first buildPlanned

196 MW critical IT design across 920,000 square feet.

2 buildings

Superseded 2024 three-building planChanged Or Cancelled

216 MW initial / 432 MW potential / 1.4m sf / early-2028 power plan retained as history.

3 buildings

Dec 12, 2023
County approved predecessor plan and light-industrial rezoning
Completed
Jul 18, 2024
EdgeCore announced acquisition and original 216 MW plan
Completed
Jan 1, 2029
Current operator target for capacity availability
Forecast

Infrastructure

Electric GridPlanned Or Represented

196 MW critical IT

Cooling SystemPlanned Or Represented

0.01 liters per kWh maximum

Closed-loop chilled-water design target.

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Infrastructure facts
2
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
2

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Power & interconnection: 1Cooling & water: 1

Facts & sources

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20 facts
Current Campus Area
93 acres
Reported Rounded
Current Floor Area
920,000 square feet
Reported Rounded
Current Building Count
2 data centers
Reported Rounded
Current Initial It Capacity
196 MW critical IT
Reported Rounded
Current Capacity Availability Target
2029-H1
Forecast
Canonical Operator
EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure
Actual
Roadmap Operator Edgeconnex Correct
False
Actual
Predecessor Developer
Cielo Digital Infrastructure
Actual
Site Acquired By Edgecore
True
Actual
Campus Location
Culpeper Technology Zone / Nalles Mill Road
Actual
Current Status
Preconstruction
Actual
Future Potential Survives Current Plan Verified
False
Actual
Conservation Area
30 acres
Reported Rounded
Cooling System
Closed loop chilled water
Actual
Target Water Usage Effectiveness
0.01 liters per kWh maximum
Reported Rounded
Single Tenant Model
True
Actual
Direct To Chip Liquid Cooling Supported
True
Actual
Utility Provider
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Actual
Utility Service Commitment Documented
False
Actual
Rezoning Approval Inherited
True
Actual