# Appomattox County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Appomattox Appomattox County is one of the places the data center build-out is physically happening. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Appomattox County. Construction employs 424, up 39.0% since 2019, and construction is 2.2 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Appomattox County is home to Appomattox. Employers here counted 3,660 jobs in 2025, up 12.9% from 2019. 16 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map +12.9% total jobs since 2019, now 3,660 2.2× the U.S. share of jobs in construction ## Cities and towns in Appomattox County Appomattox County is home to Appomattox. Appomattox2,025 residents Pamplin City125 residents · 84% of the city Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Concord. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Appomattox County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 16,155 | 17,172 | ▲ 6.3% | 88th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,242 | 3,660 | ▲ 12.9% | 16th of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $30,505 | $43,641 | ▲ 43.1% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 305 | 424 | ▲ 39.0% | 16th of 83 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.1% | 3.3% | ▲ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 16 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 16 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Appomattox County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.09¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.39¢ median for Virginia utilities. 17,172 people live here, up 6.3% since 2020. Unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, against 3.1% in 2019. ## Who powers Appomattox County ### Utilities with service territory in Appomattox County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 2,383,548 | 14.09¢ | 63% | | Appalachian Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 465,283 | 17.02¢ | 26% | | Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 56,846 | 15.48¢ | 12% | | Central Virginia Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 34,893 | 16.14¢ | 16% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 16 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Caden Energix Pamplin LLC | Caden Energix Pamplin LLC | Solar | 16 MW | 2020 | ## The Appomattox County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,660 | $43,641 | 1.00 | | Construction | 424 | $58,641 | 2.19 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Appomattox County 1 data center in Appomattox County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Appomattox County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Appomattox County, Buckingham County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Appomattox County | 17,172 | ▲ 12.9% | 16 MW | — | 1 | — | | Amherst County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/amherst-county) | 31,962 | ▼ 1.8% | 12 MW | 50 MW | — | — | | Buckingham County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/buckingham-county) | 17,137 | ▼ 6.4% | 599 MW | 224 MW | 1 | — | | Campbell County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/campbell-county) | 55,629 | ▲ 7.2% | 179 MW | 120 MW | 2 | — | | Charlotte County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/charlotte-county) | 11,401 | ▼ 2.0% | 19 MW | 317 MW | 1 | — | | Nelson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nelson-county) | 14,920 | ▼ 1.1% | — | — | — | — | | Prince Edward County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/prince-edward-county) | 22,391 | ▼ 7.2% | 10 MW | — | 1 | — | ## More of Virginia [All Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia)[Campbell County55,629 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/campbell-county)[Amherst County31,962 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/amherst-county)[Prince Edward County22,391 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/prince-edward-county)[Buckingham County17,137 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/buckingham-county)[Nelson County14,920 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nelson-county) ## Appomattox County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Appomattox County, Virginia? 4 utilities have service territory in Appomattox County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Virginia Electric & Power Co, Appalachian Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Central Virginia Electric Coop. The largest, Virginia Electric & Power Co, charged residential customers 14.09¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Appomattox County? 1 operating plant with 16 MW of capacity. The largest is Caden Energix Pamplin LLC (16 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Appomattox County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Appomattox County. ### Is Appomattox County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,660 jobs in 2025 against 3,242 in 2019 (+12.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 305 to 424. ### Does Appomattox County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Appomattox County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/appomattox-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).