# Prince Edward County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Farmville Prince Edward County is one of the places the data center build-out is physically happening. Construction employs 457, up 67.4% since 2019. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Prince Edward County. Prince Edward County is home to most of Farmville (7,061 of its 7,593 residents). Unemployment was 5.5% in August 2026, against 4.2% in 2019. Employers here counted 8,700 jobs in 2025, down 7.2% from 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map -7.2% total jobs since 2019, now 8,700 10 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Prince Edward County Prince Edward County is home to most of Farmville (7,061 of its 7,593 residents). Farmville7,061 residents · 93% of the city - Farmville also extends into [Cumberland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/cumberland-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Hampden-Sydney. 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 Prince Edward County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 21,879 | 22,391 | ▲ 2.3% | 77th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 9,371 | 8,700 | ▼ 7.2% | 113th of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $37,013 | $50,972 | ▲ 37.7% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 273 | 457 | ▲ 67.4% | 3rd of 83 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.2% | 5.5% | ▲ 1.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 10 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | 10 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 10 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Prince Edward 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. 22,391 people live here, up 2.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Prince Edward County ### Utilities with service territory in Prince Edward 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% | | 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 | 10 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Prince Edward CSG LLC | Dimension Energy LLC | Solar | 4 MW | 2024 | | Elam Road Solar, LLC | Dimension Energy LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2025 | | HCE Moran Solar, LLC | Standard Solar | Solar | 3 MW | 2024 | ## The Prince Edward County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 8,700 | $50,972 | 1.00 | | Construction | 457 | $74,150 | 0.99 | 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 Prince Edward County 1 data center in Prince Edward County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Prince Edward County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Prince Edward 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Prince Edward County | 22,391 | ▼ 7.2% | 10 MW | — | 1 | — | | Amelia County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/amelia-county) | 13,632 | ▼ 0.6% | 28 MW | — | 1 | — | | Appomattox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/appomattox-county) | 17,172 | ▲ 12.9% | 16 MW | — | 1 | — | | Buckingham County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/buckingham-county) | 17,137 | ▼ 6.4% | 599 MW | 224 MW | 1 | — | | Charlotte County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/charlotte-county) | 11,401 | ▼ 2.0% | 19 MW | 317 MW | 1 | — | | Cumberland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/cumberland-county) | 10,352 | ▲ 14.9% | — | — | 1 | — | | Lunenburg County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/lunenburg-county) | 12,058 | ▼ 4.2% | — | — | 1 | — | | Nottoway County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nottoway-county) | 15,796 | ▼ 6.2% | — | — | 1 | — | ## More of Virginia [All Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia)[Appomattox County17,172 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/appomattox-county)[Buckingham County17,137 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/buckingham-county)[Nottoway County15,796 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nottoway-county)[Amelia County13,632 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/amelia-county)[Lunenburg County12,058 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/lunenburg-county) ## Prince Edward County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Prince Edward County, Virginia? 3 utilities have service territory in Prince Edward County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Virginia Electric & 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 Prince Edward County? 3 operating plants with 10 MW of capacity. The largest is Prince Edward CSG LLC (4 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Prince Edward County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Prince Edward County. ### Is Prince Edward County adding jobs? Employers counted 8,700 jobs in 2025 against 9,371 in 2019 (-7.2%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 273 to 457. ### Does Prince Edward County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Prince Edward County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/prince-edward-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/).