# Surry County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Scotland Surry County is one of the places the data center build-out is physically happening. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Surry County. Surry County is home to Claremont, Dendron and Surry. 1 project is on the Delay Watchlist, including Surry County data center moratorium. Its power plants have 2,493 MW of capacity, 68% of it nuclear, the 3rd largest fleet in Virginia. 390 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 2,493 MW of operating power plants, mostly nuclear +2.3% total jobs since 2019, now 2,203 ## Cities and towns in Surry County Surry County is home to Claremont, Dendron and Surry. Claremont310 residents Dendron259 residents Surry210 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Scotland. 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 Surry County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,548 | 6,603 | ▲ 0.8% | 126th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,154 | 2,203 | ▲ 2.3% | 61st of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $80,675 | $108,578 | ▲ 34.6% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 167 | 75 | ▼ 55.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.7% | 3.7% | ● 0.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 390 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 2,203 jobs in 2025, up 2.3% from 2019. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Surry 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 3.7% in August 2026, against 3.7% in 2019. 6,603 people live here, up 0.8% since 2020. ## Who powers Surry County ### Utilities with service territory in Surry 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% | | Prince George Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 10,954 | 13.05¢ | 20% | | Community Electric Coop | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Nuclear | 1,695 MW | 68% | | Solar | 390 MW | 16% | | Natural gas | 368 MW | 15% | | Petroleum | 40 MW | 2% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Surry | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Nuclear | 1,695 MW | 1972 | | Gravel Neck | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Natural gas | 408 MW | 1970 | | Spring Grove Solar 2 | Urban Grid Solar | Solar | 150 MW | 2025 | | Colonial Trail West | Dominion Energy Inc. | Solar | 142 MW | 2019 | | Spring Grove I | Dominion Energy Inc. | Solar | 98 MW | 2020 | ## The Surry County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,203 | $108,578 | 1.00 | | Construction | 75 | $76,247 | 0.64 | 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 Surry County 1 data center in Surry County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Surry County data center moratorium | pending review | local moratorium | — | ## Surry County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Surry County, Isle of Wight 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Surry County | 6,603 | ▲ 2.3% | 2,493 MW | — | 1 | — | | Charles City County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/charles-city-county) | 6,623 | ▲ 24.1% | 309 MW | — | — | — | | Isle of Wight County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/isle-of-wight-county) | 41,321 | ▼ 8.8% | 337 MW | 258 MW | 2 | — | | Prince George County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/prince-george-county) | 43,936 | ▲ 3.6% | 587 MW | — | 1 | — | | Southampton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/southampton-county) | 18,110 | ▼ 4.7% | 182 MW | — | 1 | — | | Sussex County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/sussex-county) | 10,755 | ▼ 12.9% | 138 MW | — | 2 | — | ## More of Virginia [All Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia)[Prince George County43,936 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/prince-george-county)[Isle of Wight County41,321 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/isle-of-wight-county)[Southampton County18,110 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/southampton-county)[Sussex County10,755 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/sussex-county)[Charles City County6,623 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/charles-city-county) ## Surry County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Surry County, Virginia? 3 utilities have service territory in Surry County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Virginia Electric & Power Co, Prince George Electric Coop, Community Electric Coop. The largest, Virginia Electric & Power Co, charged residential customers 14.09¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Surry County? 5 operating plants with 2,493 MW of capacity. The largest is Surry (1,695 MW, nuclear). ### Are there data centers in Surry County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Surry County. ### Is Surry County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,203 jobs in 2025 against 2,154 in 2019 (+2.3%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 167 to 75. ### Does Surry County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Surry County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/surry-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/).