id: emerald-lake-estates-chesapeake
name: Emerald Lake Estates Data Center
status: cancelled
location:
  country: US
  state: VA
  locality: Chesapeake
metrics:
  land_acres: 22.6
  building_sqft: 350000
first_seen: "2026-07-07"
last_updated: "2026-07-07"
confidence: medium
sources:
  - url: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/proposed-data-center-blocked-by-planning-authority-in-chesapeake-virginia/
    title: Proposed data center blocked by planning authority in Chesapeake, Virginia
    publisher: DataCenterDynamics
    date: "2025-05-15"
    note: Acreage, building size, and 6-1 denial vote.
signals:
  - sig-20260706-chesapeake-emerald-lake-acres
  - sig-20260706-chesapeake-emerald-lake-sqft
  - sig-20260706-chesapeake-emerald-lake-status
notes: >-
  Cancelled: Chesapeake Planning Commission voted 6-1 against the data center on
  2025-05-15 (recommended for denial / blocked at commission). No operator or
  developer named in signals — none set. Chesapeake is an independent city, so
  locality is used and no county is recorded. Single good source
  (DataCenterDynamics) → medium confidence. Acreage reported as approximate
  (~22.6) in source.