Digital Infrastructure for Virginia

Our world is changing and the data centers that support the technology of the future want to come to Fairfax County.

We can’t miss out on this opportunity. Send your Supervisor a message.

Your Fairfax County Supervisors are considering zoning requirements that would stifle the growth of this essential, economy-building industry. 

Data centers provide a wealth of opportunities and benefits for the community:

Prevention Against Property Tax Increases

  • Fairfax County residents pay among the highest property taxes in the US.
  • The tax revenue generated from these operations can prevent further tax hikes Data centers can help stabilize our post-Covid economy. We can take advantage of this and bolster our regional economy…or let another community reap the benefits (1)

Job Creation

  • The estimated economic output of data centers in Virginia is $15.3 billion
  • Zoom, Slack, and Teams are regular connectivity points. Data centers are creating the framework for the future of the workforce, and Fairfax County is positioned to be at the forefront of this movement

Economic Activity

  • The estimated economic output of data centers in Virginia is $15.3 billion (2)

High Wage Jobs

  • The average wage in the data processing and hosting industry is $134,308 (1)
  • Data centers attract and create jobs, bring in much needed dollars, and support the jobs of tomorrow (1)

Local Education Opportunities

  • Northern Virginia Community College introduced a 2-year Associate of Applied Science program tailored to train technicians (3)
  • Online classes and work from home opportunities depend on data centers to be operational

Low-Impact Operations in Industrial Zones

  • Industrial facilities have between 1,000-2,000 daily vehicle trips. Data centers have 60 on average (4)

Critical Revenue Streams

  • Real Estate Revenue makes up 72% of Fairfax’s overall tax revenue. As office use dwindles, so will those funds. Data centers generate a large amount of tax revenue and diversifying our tax base ensures our residents do not have to bear the tax burden in Fairfax County (5)

A Rich History in NOVA

  • One of the first data centers in the world was built in Langley in the 1950’s to support codebreaking machinery during World War II! (6)
  • Since 2000, more than 70% of the world’s internet traffic passed through Northern Virginia! (6)

A Rich History in NOVA

  • One of the first data centers in the world was built in Langley in the 1950’s to support codebreaking machinery during World War II! (6)
  • Since 2000, more than 70% of the world’s internet traffic passed through Northern Virginia! (6)

Commitment to Environmental Sustainability

  • The largest data center users have sustainability goals that not only align with Fairfax County, many have more ambitious timelines.
  • Google and Iron Mountain both achieved 100% renewable matching in 2017 (7) (8)
  • Apple achieved 100% renewable matching in 2018 (9)
  • Microsoft and Amazon are committed to 100% renewable matching by 2025 (7)
  • Equinox is already at 92% renewable energy use (10)

Commitment to Environmental Sustainability

  • The largest data center users have sustainability goals that not only align with Fairfax County, many have more ambitious timelines.
  • Google and Iron Mountain both achieved 100% renewable matching in 2017 (7) (8)
  • Apple achieved 100% renewable matching in 2018 (9)
  • Microsoft and Amazon are committed to 100% renewable matching by 2025 (7)
  • Equinox is already at 92% renewable energy use (10)

Quiet Powerhouses of Technology

  • Data centers utilize enclosures to both protect from weather and reduce noise emissions
  • Existing noise standards will apply to data centers
  • In the 30 years that data centers have existed in Fairfax County, there have been very few noise complaints (11)

Quiet Powerhouses of Technology

  • Data centers utilize enclosures to both protect from weather and reduce noise emissions
  • Existing noise standards will apply to data centers
  • In the 30 years that data centers have existed in Fairfax County, there have been very few noise complaints (11)

Low Emissions

  • Data centers are only responsible for 0.9% of energy-related Greenhouse Gas emissions globally, and 0.5% of total US emissions–especially compared to other industries (12)
  • The generators used by data centers reduce emissions by over 90% (13)

Low Emissions

  • Data centers are only responsible for 0.9% of energy-related Greenhouse Gas emissions globally, and 0.5% of total US emissions–especially compared to other industries (12)
  • The generators used by data centers reduce emissions by over 90% (13)
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