# Culpeper County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Culpeper Local rules on data centers are on the record in Culpeper County. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 5 data centers in Culpeper County. Culpeper County is home to Culpeper. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Local moratorium on data centers with no end date”. 3 projects are on the Delay Watchlist, including Bel Pre Tech Park (Brandy Station data center campus). 100 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by Greenwood Solar I, LLC (solar). 5 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 100 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading 7 MW of operating power plants, mostly petroleum ## Cities and towns in Culpeper County Culpeper County is home to Culpeper. Culpeper22,074 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Brandy Station. 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 Culpeper County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 52,764 | 57,666 | ▲ 9.3% | 32nd of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 16,058 | 16,412 | ▲ 2.2% | 62nd of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,059 | $57,587 | ▲ 30.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.4% | 3.2% | ▲ 0.8pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 100 MW | 1449% of today's fleet | 14th of 29 by size | Unemployment was 3.2% in August 2026, against 2.4% in 2019. Its power plants have 7 MW of capacity, 100% of it petroleum. 57,666 people live here, up 9.3% since 2020. Employers here counted 16,412 jobs in 2025, up 2.2% from 2019. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Culpeper County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.09¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.39¢ median for Virginia utilities. ## Who powers Culpeper County ### Utilities with service territory in Culpeper 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% | | Rappahannock Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 169,489 | 14.89¢ | 11% | | Town of Culpeper- (VA) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Petroleum | 7 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Electric Avenue Facility | Town of Culpeper- (VA) | Petroleum | 7 MW | 1997 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Greenwood Solar I | Solar Photovoltaic | 100 MW | Approvals received | 2028 | Greenwood Solar I, LLC | ## The Culpeper County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 16,412 | $57,587 | 1.00 | 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 Culpeper County 5 data centers in Culpeper County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map: [see them by city and operator](https://savrn.com/data-center-map/virginia#p-culpeper). ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Local moratorium on data centers with no end date | In force | 2025-09 | ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Bel Pre Tech Park (Brandy Station data center campus) | pending review | zoning denialcommunity opposition | — | | Brandy Station data center proposal (David Martin parcel) | withdrawn | zoning denialcommunity opposition | — | | Red Ace Data Center Campus | delayed | zoning denial | — | ## Culpeper County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Culpeper County, Stafford 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Culpeper County | 57,666 | ▲ 2.2% | 7 MW | 100 MW | 5 | 1 | | Fauquier County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/fauquier-county) | 76,503 | ▲ 7.5% | 1,322 MW | 14 MW | 4 | — | | Madison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/madison-county) | 14,237 | ▼ 0.5% | — | — | — | — | | Orange County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/orange-county) | 40,083 | ▼ 5.8% | 62 MW | — | — | — | | Rappahannock County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/rappahannock-county) | 7,439 | ▲ 10.5% | — | — | — | — | | Spotsylvania County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/spotsylvania-county) | 155,388 | ▲ 5.7% | 500 MW | — | 3 | 1 | | Stafford County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/stafford-county) | 170,803 | ▲ 13.2% | 4 MW | 5 MW | 18 | 1 | ## More of Virginia [All Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia)[Stafford County170,803 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/stafford-county)[Spotsylvania County155,388 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/spotsylvania-county)[Fauquier County76,503 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/fauquier-county)[Orange County40,083 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/orange-county)[Madison County14,237 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/madison-county) ## Culpeper County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Culpeper County, Virginia? 3 utilities have service territory in Culpeper County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Virginia Electric & Power Co, Rappahannock Electric Coop, Town of Culpeper- (VA). The largest, Virginia Electric & Power Co, charged residential customers 14.09¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Culpeper, VA in? Culpeper is in Culpeper County, Virginia. About 22,074 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Culpeper County? 1 operating plant with 7 MW of capacity. The largest is Electric Avenue Facility (7 MW, petroleum). ### How much new power is planned in Culpeper County? 100 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Greenwood Solar I, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Culpeper County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 5 data centers in Culpeper County. ### Is Culpeper County adding jobs? Employers counted 16,412 jobs in 2025 against 16,058 in 2019 (+2.2%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Culpeper County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Culpeper County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/culpeper-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/).