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Prince William Digital Gateway

Gainesville / Pageland Lane, Virginia, United StatesStatus Under Review
Capacity
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2 constituent sites
Lead participant
Prince William County
Government Authority
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Prince William Digital Gateway

Prince William Digital Gateway — Land-use corridor/program containing separate QTS North/South and Compass Campus 1 proposals; no campus was built. Prince William Digital Gateway is in Gainesville / Pageland Lane, VA, US and is a program with canceled status. Published specifications include 0 MW operating it capacity. Key milestones include Prince William County withdrew its appeal. (2026-04-15) and Void rezonings took effect and prior zoning was restored. (2026-07-29). transmission and fiber corridor: Existing transmission and fiber were the corridor rationale; no operating connection resulted.

Constituent sites

2 linked
Compass Prince William Campus 1

Physical site record

QTS Prince William Digital Gateway Campus

Physical site record

Capacity

Operating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.

No additional capacity claims are published.

Development

0 phases · 6 milestones
Nov 1, 2022
County adopted Digital Gateway comprehensive-plan amendment
Completed
Dec 13, 2023
Board approved three rezonings after 27-hour hearing
Cancelled
Aug 1, 2025
Circuit court voided rezoning approvals for notice defects
Completed
Mar 31, 2026
Court of Appeals affirmed invalidation
Completed
Apr 15, 2026
Prince William County withdrew its appeal
Completed
Jul 29, 2026
Void rezonings took effect and prior zoning was restored
Completed

Infrastructure

Utility ServiceReported Context

Existing transmission and fiber were the corridor rationale; no operating connection resulted.

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0 of 2 constituent sites mapped
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Capacity figures
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Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

7 facts
Proposed Site Area
2,100 acres
Fact
Prince William CountyPW Digital GatewayPrince William CountyCourt of Appeals mandate and rezoning status updateData Center FrontierWhen Buildability BreaksVirginia BusinessPrince William Digital Gateway project officially diesReutersBlackstone's QTS terminates Digital Gateway projectWTOPPrince William Co. withdraws from Digital Gateway lawsuitWashington PostFuture of massive Prince William County data center in doubt after rulingAssociated PressVirginia county approves data center project after 27-hour hearingPrince William CountyPW Digital Gateway Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Proposed Data Center Count
37 data centers
Fact
Washington PostFuture of massive Prince William County data center in doubt after rulingAssociated PressVirginia county approves data center project after 27-hour hearing
Proposed Building Area
23 million square feet
Fact
Virginia BusinessPrince William Digital Gateway project officially dies
Comprehensive Plan Status
Adopted amendment remains in place
Fact
Prince William CountyPW Digital GatewayPrince William CountyCourt of Appeals mandate and rezoning status update
Rezoning Status
Void; prior zoning restored
Fact
Prince William CountyPW Digital GatewayPrince William CountyCourt of Appeals mandate and rezoning status update
Board Approval Vote
4-3 With one abstention
Fact
Associated PressVirginia county approves data center project after 27-hour hearing
Public Hearing Duration
27 hours
Fact
Associated PressVirginia county approves data center project after 27-hour hearing