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Praetorian Fund eyes Virginia megasite for data center development

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Praetorian Fund is planning to acquire a large industrial site in Chesapeake, Virginia, which could be developed for data centers. While the city's existing guidelines permit data center use, no specific project or customer has been identified. Discussions with Dominion Energy regarding power infrastructure for the site have focused on general industrial users, not a specific data center load. The city is also in the process of updating its broader data center zoning policies. AI

IMPACT Potential for new data center capacity could support future AI infrastructure needs.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a planned acquisition of land that could be used for data centers, but does not announce a specific data center project or customer.

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Praetorian Fund eyes Virginia megasite for data center development

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The article discusses a planned acquisition of land that could be used for data centers, but does not announce a specific data center project or customer.
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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Data Center Knowledge TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Praetorian’s Virginia Megasite Could Accommodate Data Center Development

    Chesapeake officials say existing rules allow data centers, while power discussions with Dominion have focused on prospective industrial users.

  2. Data Center Knowledge TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Praetorian’s Virginia Megasite Could Accommodate Data Center Development

    Chesapeake says existing rules allow data centers, while power discussions with Dominion have focused on prospective industrial users.

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