# Rockbridge County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Glasgow No data center or power plant project is on record in Rockbridge County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Rockbridge County is home to Glasgow. Construction employs 455, down 10.6% since 2019, and construction is 1.4 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Next door, Bedford County has 3 data centers. 8 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 8 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. 1.4× the U.S. share of jobs in construction 8 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar -2.1% total jobs since 2019, now 6,230 ## Cities and towns in Rockbridge County Rockbridge County is home to Glasgow. Glasgow1,049 residents Goshen340 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): East Lexington, Fairfield. 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 Rockbridge County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 22,668 | 22,663 | ● 0.0% | 76th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 6,366 | 6,230 | ▼ 2.1% | 89th of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,269 | $46,054 | ▲ 38.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 509 | 455 | ▼ 10.6% | 75th of 83 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.7% | 3.1% | ▲ 0.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 8 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Electrical contractors employ 14, at an average $44,053 a year. Employers here counted 6,230 jobs in 2025, down 2.1% from 2019. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Rockbridge 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. Unemployment was 3.1% in August 2026, against 2.7% in 2019. 22,663 people live here, down 0.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Rockbridge County ### Utilities with service territory in Rockbridge 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% | | Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 85,281 | 13.81¢ | 22% | | BARC Electric Coop Inc | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 8 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Fairfield Lee Solar, LLC Community Solar | Dimension Energy LLC | Solar | 5 MW | 2024 | | Small Mouth Bass Solar | Small Mouth Bass Solar Partners LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2024 | ## The Rockbridge County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 6,230 | $46,054 | 1.00 | | Construction | 455 | $59,054 | 1.38 | | Electrical contractors | 14 | $44,053 | 0.31 | 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 Rockbridge County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Rockbridge County. Virginia has 13 local measures on record statewide. ## Rockbridge County and its neighbors Of the 9 counties that border Rockbridge County, Bath 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Rockbridge County | 22,663 | ▼ 2.1% | 8 MW | — | — | — | | Alleghany County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/alleghany-county) | 14,546 | ▼ 13.1% | 244 MW | — | — | — | | Amherst County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/amherst-county) | 31,962 | ▼ 1.8% | 12 MW | 50 MW | — | — | | Augusta County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/augusta-county) | 78,940 | ▲ 9.6% | 8 MW | 11 MW | — | — | | Bath County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/bath-county) | 4,076 | ▲ 2.9% | 2,867 MW | — | — | — | | Bedford County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/bedford-county) | 83,059 | ▼ 0.3% | 22 MW | — | 3 | — | | Botetourt County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/botetourt-county) | 34,144 | ▲ 8.1% | — | 78 MW | 1 | — | | Buena Vista (city)](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/buena-vista-city) | 6,672 | ▼ 13.8% | — | — | — | — | | Lexington (city)](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/lexington-city) | 7,769 | ▲ 24.2% | — | — | — | — | | Nelson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nelson-county) | 14,920 | ▼ 1.1% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Virginia [All Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia)[Bedford County83,059 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/bedford-county)[Augusta County78,940 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/augusta-county)[Botetourt County34,144 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/botetourt-county)[Amherst County31,962 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/amherst-county)[Nelson County14,920 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/nelson-county) ## Rockbridge County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Rockbridge County, Virginia? 3 utilities have service territory in Rockbridge County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Virginia Electric & Power Co, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, BARC Electric Coop Inc. The largest, Virginia Electric & Power Co, charged residential customers 14.09¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Rockbridge County? 2 operating plants with 8 MW of capacity. The largest is Fairfield Lee Solar, LLC Community Solar (5 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Rockbridge County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Rockbridge County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Bedford County. ### Is Rockbridge County adding jobs? Employers counted 6,230 jobs in 2025 against 6,366 in 2019 (-2.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 509 to 455. ### Does Rockbridge County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Rockbridge County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/rockbridge-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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