Some Richmond-area counties welcome data centers, others having second thoughts

The developers who built the world's largest concentration of data centers in Northern Virginia are now eyeing the Richmond area. While some counties here are embracing the projects, others are starting to have second thoughts. 

Data center developers want to be here. Google's $9 billion plan to build data centers in Virginia means not only expansions at facilities in Loudoun and Prince William counties. It will also include the tech giant's first Richmond-area data center, in Chesterfield County's Meadowville Technology Park, with plans for two more data centers at other county sites. 

Nevada-based CleanArc this month announced plans for what will eventually be an $11 billion campus in Caroline County.

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