id: digital-drive-chesterfield
name: Digital Drive Campus (former Cartograf site)
operator: chirisa
developer: powerhouse
status: announced
location:
  country: US
  state: VA
  county: Chesterfield
  address: 1600 Digital Drive
metrics:
  capacity_mw: 300
  land_acres: 104
  building_sqft: 600000
  buildings: 5
operational_date: "2027"
first_seen: "2026-07-05"
last_updated: "2026-07-05"
confidence: medium
sources:
  - url: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chirisa-technology-parks-and-powerhouse-data-centers-to-launch-next-generation-hyperscale-campus-in-chesterfield-county-302259869.html
    title: "Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data Centers to Launch Next-Generation Hyperscale Campus in Chesterfield County"
    publisher: PR Newswire (developer release)
    date: "2024-09-26"
  - url: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/chirisa-and-powerhouse-plan-1gw-campus-outside-richmond-virginia/
    title: "Chirisa and PowerHouse plan 1GW campus outside Richmond, Virginia"
    publisher: Data Center Dynamics
    date: "2024-09-27"
  - url: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/chesterfield-data-centers-jan-5-2026
    title: "New information about two new Chesterfield data centers"
    publisher: WTVR CBS 6
    date: "2026-01-05"
signals:
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-acres
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-developer
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-mw
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-opdate-pr
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-sqft-pr
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-sqft-wtvr
  - sig-20260705-digitaldrive-status
notes: >
  PowerHouse (AREP) / Chirisa JV on the demolished Cartograf site; developer set
  to powerhouse and operator to chirisa to represent the JV.
  Distinct from the Chirisa CTP-01/02/03 campus (104 acres / former Cartograf vs
  350 acres / ex-Capital One) — kept as separate records.
  Scope conflict: announced as five AI-ready facilities / 600,000+ sqft (PR
  Newswire); Jan 2026 WTVR filing covers two buildings / 380,000 sqft at 1600
  Digital Drive, likely the first phase. building_sqft carries the announced
  600,000+ floor and buildings the announced five; first-phase filing is two
  buildings / 380,000 sqft.
  Timeline slipped: PR release said first delivery 2026 / completion 2028; Jan
  2026 filing says first building operational 2027 (used here, newer). Completion
  2028 per PR.
  capacity_mw 300 is from the Meadowville substation; developers cite a broader
  1GW+ park goal.