Project dossier · Lincolnia (Fairfax County), Virginia

Plaza 500 (Lincolnia) Awaiting decision

By-right data center on the 34-acre 6299 Edsall Road site; the required substation faces a Fairfax County Planning Commission Public Facilities (2232) review on Sept 24, 2026 amid organized opposition.

Key facts

Operator
Starwood Capital Group
Size
34 ac
Location
Lincolnia (Fairfax County), Virginia
Application filed
2026-07-16
Hearing
2026-09-24
Stage today
Awaiting decision

Source
read 2026-08-07

What to do next

Next step: Heard 2026-09-24; decision pending. Call the board clerk for the vote date and get on the notification list.

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What has happened so far (25 events)

  • 2022-01-01financing
    An affiliate of Starwood Capital Group purchased the 34-acre Plaza 500 property at 6299 Edsall Road for $165 million in 2022. · source
  • 2024-07-26filing
    Dominion Energy filed its application with Virginia's State Corporation Commission for the Edsall transmission line connecting the future substation to the Van Dorn substation. · source
  • 2024-09-01rezoning
    In September 2024 the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted new data center zoning restrictions, though the Plaza 500 site plan was exempt from them due to prior acceptance. · source
  • 2024-11-01filing
    The Virginia SCC scheduled a local public hearing in Fairfax County on Dominion Energy's application (Case PUR-2024-00135) to build 230 kV transmission Lines #210 and #243 Extension and the Edsall Substation serving the Plaza 500 data center. · source
  • 2024-12-02public-comment
    Annandale Today reported that HOAs for Bren Pointe, Jefferson Green, Overlook, and the Ridges of Edsall hired an attorney to oppose Dominion's proposed Edsall substation and transmission line at the upcoming SCC hearings. · source
  • 2024-12-05hearing
    The Virginia SCC held a local public hearing at North Springfield Elementary School (7-10 p.m.) to receive testimony on Dominion Energy's proposed Edsall substation and transmission line (Case PUR-2024-00135). · source
  • 2025-08-08ruling
    The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued its Final Order approving Dominion Energy's Edsall-to-Van Dorn transmission line project. · source
  • 2025-10-01vote
    In October 2025 the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved recommendations for new substation zoning rules including a 200-foot residential setback (up from 100 feet) and a special-exception process for substations adjacent to homes. · source
  • 2025-12-09vote
    The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing and vote on new substation zoning restrictions — expanded 200-foot setbacks, special-exception reviews, and co-location requirements — that could affect the Edsall substation's compliance. · source
  • 2026-07-16filing
    Starwood Capital filed permit applications and building plans for Plaza 500 South, the first of two data center buildings on the 34-acre 6299 Edsall Road site (by-right, no rezoning hearing required). · source
  • 2026-07-22coverage
    Northern Virginia Magazine reported that Starwood Capital filed permit applications for two data centers at Plaza 500, with the first phase a 226,469-sq-ft, 75-foot-tall building and estimated shell construction cost of $5 million. · source
  • 2026-07-22coverage
    Commercial Observer reported that Starwood Capital advanced its 226,469-square-foot Plaza 500 South data center in Fairfax County, noting the 34-acre site was acquired for $165 million in 2022. · source
  • 2026-07-27coverage
    ALXnow reported that Alexandria officials and residents are pushing back against Starwood Capital Group's planned Plaza 500 data center at 6299 Edsall Road near the city line. · source
  • 2026-07-28protest
    About 100 residents attended the Mason District Land Use Committee meeting on July 28 where Dominion Energy presented the proposed Edsall Road substation, and community members spoke out against it. · source
  • 2026-07-29coverage
    NBC Washington reported that about 100 residents attended an information session where they grilled Dominion Energy over the proposed Edsall Road substation, raising concerns about noise, water quality, and electricity rates. · source
  • 2026-07-30news
    Rep. Don Beyer sent an official letter dated July 30 to the Fairfax County Planning Commission requesting denial of the 2232 permit application for Dominion's proposed Edsall Road substation. · source
  • 2026-07-30hearing
    Dominion Energy presented its substation plans to the Mason District Land Use Committee at 7:30 p.m. at the Mason District Governmental Center; opposition noted the Van Dorn substation alternative would cost Dominion roughly $50 million more. · source
  • 2026-07-31ruling
    The Virginia SCC issued a final order directing Dominion Energy to develop a policy assigning high-voltage transmission and substation costs to data centers and large-load users rather than spreading them across all ratepayers. · source
  • 2026-08-03news
    In a letter dated Aug. 3, Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins wrote on behalf of the City Council to ask the Fairfax County Planning Commission to deny the Edsall Data Center Substation 2232 application. · source
  • 2026-08-04news
    Rep. Don Beyer, Alexandria's mayor and city council, and residents pressed Fairfax County to deny the substation that would power the campus - proposed within ~100 ft of homes. · source
  • 2026-08-05coverage
    ALXnow reported that Mayor Alyia Gaskins and the full Alexandria City Council submitted a letter to Fairfax County's Planning Commission requesting denial of the Edsall substation, citing incompatibility of heavy industrial use with residential areas and health risks from diesel generator emissions. · source
  • 2026-08-06coverage
    Alexandria Brief reported that Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez asked the Planning Commission to deny the Edsall substation, noting the proposed site is only 67 feet from homes — violating the county's 100-foot setback standard adopted in 2025. · source
  • 2026-08-07news
    Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez called on the Fairfax County Planning Commission to reject the proposed Edsall Road substation serving the Plaza 500 data center. · source
  • 2026-09-22hearing
    The Mason District Land Use Committee is scheduled to decide whether to recommend the Edsall Road substation to the Planning Commission at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. · source
  • 2026-09-24meeting
    Fairfax County Planning Commission Public Facilities (2232) review of the Edsall Road substation, 7 p.m. - the decisive vote residents can weigh in on. · source

Find the paper trail

Find the paper trail (0 filed · 11 places to look)

State environmental permits

Backup generators, water withdrawal and stormwater are permitted by the state, usually earlier and in more detail than anything filed locally.

  • Virginia DEQThe program page: which permits this state requires, and the office that issues them.
  • Search Virginia DEQ for this projectsearchThis state publishes no searchable permit database, so a written records request to the agency is the reliable route. Use this search only to find the right office.

County & town filings

The rezoning application, site plan, traffic and noise studies, staff report and every revision.

Utility & grid records

The electricity request is filed with the grid operator and the utility long before the town hears about it — and states the real load.

Federal databases

Works anywhere, and covers the operator's record at its other sites.

  • EPA ECHO facility searchEvery federally-reported air, water and waste permit at a facility, plus its inspection and violation history. Search by address or draw a radius around the site. This project's locality centres on 38.810, -77.150 — search that point with a 5-mile radius.
  • EPA EnvirofactsThe same underlying records, queryable by county — useful for 'what else is permitted near this site' rather than one facility.
  • EPA Facility Registry ServiceResolves the shell LLC on a permit to the facility it belongs to. Worth a look when the filing name means nothing locally.

These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records. What to ask for.

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