The Capacity Report — Chronicle of the constraints and enablers of growth

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Capacity
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Our nation's growth will be determined by its capacity.

Mapping the resources, constraints, and stories that fuel our growth. Read the thesis →

Across Virginia, projects aren't failing because of technology or funding — they're failing because of trust.

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Capacity score v0.7 · ranked within Virginia

Constrained0–34

Limited35–59

Moderate60–79

High capacity80+

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Virginia Capacity Index

12-Month Trend

Data-center zoning overlay adopted
Adopted overlay limiting by-right data-center development to industrial-zoned parcels in defined corridor; SUP required elsewhere.
Data-center zoning text amendment
Required SUP for all new data centers (previously by-right in I-4/I-5); height and setback standards tightened.
Data-center SUP moratorium
Board enacted 6-month moratorium on new data-center special use permits pending comprehensive plan update.

Southern Stafford DC campus SUP
Approved 400-acre, ~800 MW data-center campus contingent on Dominion transmission upgrade.
Mark Center DC SUP
Approved 270-acre data-center SUP along Rt. 3.
PW Digital Gateway — Comprehensive Plan Amendment & Rezoning
BOCS approved 2,100-acre Digital Gateway after 27-hour public hearing; enables up to ~23M sq ft of data centers along Pageland Lane near Manassas National Battlefield.

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