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QTS White Oak Expansion (RIC4/RIC5, Henrico)

QTS White Oak Expansion (RIC4/RIC5, Henrico)

Permitted
Confirmed

Jurisdiction: US — Virginia (PJM/Dominion)

White Oak Technology Park, Henrico County (Richmond metro, ~80mi from Ashburn) — two expansion campuses adding 17 buildings / ~8M sq ft (RIC4 3.7M sq ft development-plan approved, initial site work started; RIC5 4.1M sq ft in FAST-41/Army Corps permitting through ~Jun 2027) next to QTS's existing 16-facility, 3M+ sq ft hub.

Capacity
GPUs (est.)
Capex
Announced
Target operational

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Entities & roles

Entity
Role
Ownership
Committed capital
QTS
Developer
HITT Contracting
General Contractor

Sources & citations

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  1. Richmond BizSense · May 18, 2026 · backs: status

    https://richmondbizsense.com/2026/05/18/data-center-giant-qts-preparing-1100-acre-expansion-that-would-add-17-buildings-to-its-henrico-hub/

Signals

Recent ingested source documents linked to this project via extracted claims or triage mentions, newest first.

  1. · Construction Review Online

  2. · Richmond BizSense

  3. www.permitting.gov