New data-center load request: James Hill in Petersburg County, VA (100.0 MW).

Petersburg County, VA · Load request · detected Jun 16, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC

Confidence: 100%

“DEV Distribution has submitted a DP Request for a new substation (James Hill James Hill Sub Jamestown Drive) to serve a data center in Petersburg, VA with a total load in excess 230kV Delivery of 100 MW. The requested in-service date is 12/31/2028. TEAC – Dominion Supplemental 02/03/2026 4”

county: Petersburg
in_service: 12/31/2028
meeting_date: 2026-02-03
mw: 100
need_number: DOM-2024-0036
pdf_url: https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/committees-groups/committees/teac/2026/20260203/20260203-item-12---dom-supplemental-projects.pdf
project_name: James Hill
state: VA
status: solution

Why now

Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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