Arcola
STERLING, Loudoun County, VA
Source: Primary source
Arcola is a proposed data center in Loudoun County, VA, operated by PowerHouse Data Centers. DataCentersExposed has documented 120 MW of reported power capacity and a 614,300 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkProject covers more than one parcel, the acreage represents the combined acreage Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asPowerHouse Data Centers
- This facilityArcola
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- ‘You sold us out’: Illinois data center boom ignites local backlashShaw Local· May 30, 2026
- Sterling Infrastructure Rallies on Data Center Boom as Graco Disappoints With Weak Q1 ResultsCCE NEWS· Apr 23, 2026
- Hut 8 Stock Explodes Past $63 on AI Data Center Pivot as Bitcoin Miner Transforms Into PowerhouseInternational Business Times Australia· Apr 10, 2026
- Bull of the Day: Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL)The Globe and Mail· Mar 12, 2026
- Sterling Infrastructure Q4 Earnings: AI Data Center Powerhouse Explodes (Upgrade) (STRL)Seeking Alpha· Feb 26, 2026
- PowerHouse Data Centers executes hyperscale lease at PowerHouse Arcola, advancing Northern Virginia expansionData Center Dynamics· Jan 26, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Virginia reported $1B in Data Center Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption (Va. Code § 58.1-609.3(18)) for FY2024 (Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) / Weldon Cooper Center). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Elaine E. Thompson Elementary in Sterling, is 0.5 mi from this site (880 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.