# AVAIO Digital Appomattox Data Center Campus (Project Hercules)

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Project Hercules is a planned data center campus by AVAIO Digital Partners at the Appomattox Center for Business and Commerce in Appomattox County, Virginia, on about 436 acres. Local reporting describes seven planned data centers, with construction of the first expected to start by the end of 2026 and operation expected in 2029. The developer markets 300 MW of grid power and 700 MW of behind-the-meter power, 1,000 MW of baseload in total. Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is the local distributor and Dominion Energy the transmission provider. An air permit application for backup generators was reported in April.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: approved
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 267 Industrial Park Ln, Appomattox, Appomattox County, VA
- Developer: AVAIO Digital Partners (campus)
- Operator: ADP Appomattox Data Hub, LLC (campus)

## Power and grid context

- Campus gross power: 1,000 MW · proposed · exact asset — Total baseload power marketed by the developer for the planned campus; not identified as IT load
- Utility service: 300 MW · proposed · exact asset — Planned campus grid power
- Utility service: 300 MW · reported · exact asset — Power the developer says it has confirmed from the cooperative and Dominion; not proof of energized supply
- Onsite generation: 700 MW · proposed · campus — Dedicated power supply: Behind-the-meter baseload power marketed by the developer; technology is not specified
- Available power: 50 MW · reported · exact asset — Electricity the county administrator says is available at the site without additional energy infrastructure
- Backup generation: Up to 840 MW · requested · exact asset — Air permit application for backup generators, reported April; maximum generating capacity, not grid service or IT load
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Electric utility: Dominion Energy Inc

## Sources

- [Appomattox, Virginia Campus | AVAIO Digital](https://www.avaiodigital.com/developments/appomattox-virginia)
- [www.appomattoxcountyva.gov](https://www.appomattoxcountyva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/767/EDA-Public-Info-Meeting-Q-and-A-final?bidId=)
- [AVAIO Digital to Build $3 Billion Data Center Campus on 452 Acres in Appomattox County, Virginia](https://www.avaiodigital.com/updates/avaio-digital-to-build-3-billion-data-center-campus-on-452-acres-in-appomattox-county-virginia)
- ['Project Hercules' data center construction expected to start by end of the year in Appomattox County - Cardinal News](https://cardinalnews.org/2026/10/05/project-hercules-data-center-construction-expected-to-start-by-end-of-the-year-in-appomattox-county/)
- [Data centers raced to beat Virginia’s new clean air law](https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/data-centers-raced-to-beat-virginias-new-clean-air-law)
- [First Project Hercules site eyed to open in 2029; full buildout may take a decade](https://wset.com/news/local/first-project-hercules-site-eyed-to-open-in-2029-full-buildout-may-take-a-decade-data-center-avaio-digital-appomattox-county-center-for-business-and-commerce)
- [https://appomattoxcova.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=705,plainText=false)](https://appomattoxcova.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=705,plainText=false))
- [https://apps.deq.virginia.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/EDMA/MapServer/294/query?where=PLA_REG_NUM%3D21814&outFields=*&outSR=4326&f=pjson](https://apps.deq.virginia.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/EDMA/MapServer/294/query?where=PLA_REG_NUM%3D21814&outFields=*&outSR=4326&f=pjson)

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Profile generated: 2026-11-02T19:59:39.922784Z
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