# Buckingham County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Buckingham Courthouse and Yogaville The data center boom is not abstract in Buckingham County: it is on the ground here. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Buckingham County. Buckingham County is home to Dillwyn. 224 MW of new generation is planned here across 2 units, led by Riverstone Solar, LLC (solar), the 5th largest pipeline among Virginia's counties. Construction employs 184, up 5.1% since 2019. Employers here counted 3,038 jobs in 2025, down 6.4% from 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 224 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading -6.4% total jobs since 2019, now 3,038 ## Cities and towns in Buckingham County Buckingham County is home to Dillwyn. Dillwyn441 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Buckingham Courthouse, Yogaville. 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 Buckingham County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 16,826 | 17,137 | ▲ 1.8% | 89th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,245 | 3,038 | ▼ 6.4% | 110th of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,700 | $52,419 | ▲ 35.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 175 | 184 | ▲ 5.1% | 50th of 83 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.6% | 3.6% | ● 0.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 20 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 224 MW | 37% of today's fleet | 5th of 29 by size | 20 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 599 MW of capacity, 93% of it natural gas. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Buckingham 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. Unemployment was 3.6% in August 2026, against 3.6% in 2019. 17,137 people live here, up 1.8% since 2020. ## Who powers Buckingham County ### Utilities with service territory in Buckingham 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 | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 559 MW | 93% | | Solar | 40 MW | 7% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Bear Garden | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Natural gas | 559 MW | 2011 | | Energix Buckingham, LLC | Energix Buckingham, LLC | Solar | 20 MW | 2021 | | Buckingham Solar LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Solar | 20 MW | 2017 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Riverstone Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 150 MW | Approvals received | 2027 | Riverstone Solar, LLC | | Pineside Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 75 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2030 | Dominion Renewable Energy | ## The Buckingham County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,038 | $52,419 | 1.00 | | Construction | 184 | $45,822 | 1.14 | 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 Buckingham County 1 data center in Buckingham County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Buckingham County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Buckingham County, Fluvanna 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Buckingham County | 17,137 | ▼ 6.4% | 599 MW | 224 MW | 1 | — | | Albemarle County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/albemarle-county) | 118,356 | ▲ 12.5% | 13 MW | — | — | — | | Appomattox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/appomattox-county) | 17,172 | ▲ 12.9% | 16 MW | — | 1 | — | | Cumberland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/cumberland-county) | 10,352 | ▲ 14.9% | — | — | 1 | — | | Fluvanna County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/fluvanna-county) | 28,975 | ▲ 10.5% | 1,021 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)[Albemarle County118,356 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/albemarle-county)[Fluvanna County28,975 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/fluvanna-county)[Prince Edward County22,391 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/prince-edward-county)[Appomattox County17,172 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/appomattox-county)[Nelson County14,920 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nelson-county) ## Buckingham County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Buckingham County, Virginia? 4 utilities have service territory in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County? 3 operating plants with 599 MW of capacity. The largest is Bear Garden (559 MW, natural gas). ### How much new power is planned in Buckingham County? 224 MW across 2 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Riverstone Solar, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Buckingham County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Buckingham County. ### Is Buckingham County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,038 jobs in 2025 against 3,245 in 2019 (-6.4%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 175 to 184. ### Does Buckingham County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Buckingham County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/buckingham-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/).