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TAC Data Centers - Wythe County

Fort Chiswell, Virginia, United StatesProposed
Evidence
Planned / design
1,000 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

TAC Data Centers, a subsidiary of The Ardent Companies, proposes a gigawatt-scale campus on about 1,000 acres in eastern Wythe County, Virginia. The plan calls for nine to eleven buildings totaling roughly 3.5–4 million square feet, with initial delivery targeted around 2029 and power infrastructure still a gating item.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

1,000 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Early development and power studyAnnounced or preconstruction

TAC Data Centers, a subsidiary of The Ardent Companies, proposes a gigawatt-scale campus on about 1,000 acres in eastern Wythe County, Virginia. The plan calls for nine to eleven buildings totaling roughly 3.5–4 million square feet, with initial delivery targeted around 2029 and power infrastructure still a gating item.

Milestones (2)
Project plans publicly reported

Jun 4, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Wythe County board discussed the project

Jun 9, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Participants

TAC Data Centers

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

TAC Data Centers - Wythe County | Fort Chiswell | Virginia | US

Source

Site area

Reported rounded

1,000 acres

Source

Building count range

Reported rounded

9–11 Buildings

Source

Gross floor area range

Reported rounded

3.5–4.0 Million square feet

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Proposed

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

1,000 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.

Source

First delivery target

Reported rounded

2029

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

1,000 MW

Appalachian Power service and transmission upgrades remain gating items.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.