Status: Proposed / Feasibility & Site Intelligence Study | Location: 701 S 6th Ave, Hopewell, VA 23860, United States
The Volterra Hopewell Data Center is a proposed 20 MW adaptive reuse edge data center project being evaluated by Volterra Advisors at 701 S 6th Ave in Hopewell, Virginia. Located approximately 20 miles south of Richmond, the project targets the redevelopment of a brownfield site that previously housed an ethanol production facility operated by Green Plains Inc. and was subsequently acquired by NS Development Partners. The proposed development represents an adaptive reuse strategy focused on transforming an existing industrial property into modern digital infrastructure, potentially reducing the need for a new greenfield development while giving an underutilized site a new economic purpose. The 20 MW facility is envisioned as an edge data center capable of supporting high-density computing workloads associated with artificial intelligence, cloud services, enterprise applications, telecommunications, and other data-intensive technologies. Its location in Hopewell provides access to the wider Richmond metropolitan area and Virginia’s well-established technology and data center ecosystem, including regional utility, transportation, and telecommunications infrastructure. The project could also benefit from Hopewell’s established industrial character and existing infrastructure associated with its history as a manufacturing and industrial center. If developed, the facility would add new computing capacity to Virginia’s expanding digital infrastructure market while contributing to the redevelopment of a former industrial property. The project highlights the increasing interest among data center developers in repurposing brownfield sites, particularly where existing infrastructure, strategic connectivity, and available land can support modern computing facilities. Through its combination of adaptive reuse, edge computing, and substantial planned capacity, the Volterra Hopewell Data Center could become an important component of Hopewell’s evolving industrial and digital infrastructure landscape.
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| Project Name | Volterra Hopewell 20 MW Adaptive Reuse Data Center – Virginia |
| Location | 701 S 6th Ave, Hopewell, VA 23860, United States |
| Status | Proposed / Feasibility & Site Intelligence Study |
| Project Type | Adaptive Reuse / Brownfield Redevelopment (Former Ethanol Plant) |
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| City Name | Richmond |
| Population | 237,257 (2025 estimate) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Approximately 1.3 million (2025 estimate, Richmond metropolitan area) |
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