Google investing additional $9B in Virginia, including data centers in Loudoun, Prince William

Googlewillinvestanadditional$9billioninVirginiathroughtheendof2026,withafocusoncloudandartificialintelligenceinfrastructure,Gov.GlennYoungkinannouncedWednesday. TheinvestmentcomesintheformofanewdatacenterinChesterfieldCountynearRichmondandexpansionofexistingfacilitiesinLoudounandPrinceWilliamcounties,accordingtoanewsreleasefromthegovernor’soffice.  OncethenewChesterfieldCountydatacenteriscomplete,thefacilitywilljointheLoudounandPrinceWilliamcampusesaspartofGoogle’sglobalnetworkofdatacenters—“thebackboneofthecompany’sAIcapabilitiesanddigitalservices,”thereleasestated. Googlewillbeeligiblefordatacentersalesandusetaxexemptionsonqualifyingcomputerequipmentandenablingsoftware. “Google’s$9billioninvestmentinVirginiaisapowerfulendorsementofourCommonwealth’sleadershipintheAIeconomy,”Gov.Youngkinsaidintherelease.“AsAIisincreasinglypartofeveryaspectofwork,thisprojectreinforcesourcommit