# Sussex County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Waverly Sussex County sits inside the data center build-out. Construction employs 112, up 80.6% since 2019. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Sussex County. Sussex County is home to Waverly and Wakefield. Employers here counted 3,162 jobs in 2025, down 12.9% from 2019. 118 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 2 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map -12.9% total jobs since 2019, now 3,162 138 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Sussex County Sussex County is home to Waverly and Wakefield. Waverly1,936 residents Wakefield746 residents Stony Creek201 residents Jarratt132 residents · 20% of the city - Jarratt also extends into [Greensville County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/greensville-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Sussex. 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 Sussex County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 10,799 | 10,755 | ▼ 0.4% | 114th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,632 | 3,162 | ▼ 12.9% | 130th of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $40,140 | $54,090 | ▲ 34.8% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 62 | 112 | ▲ 80.6% | 2nd of 83 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.6% | 3.6% | ● 0.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 118 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 138 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the largest utility serving Sussex County, one of 6 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. 10,755 people live here, down 0.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Sussex County ### Utilities with service territory in Sussex 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% | | Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | Bundled | 30,016 | 14.50¢ | 71% | | Prince George Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 10,954 | 13.05¢ | 20% | | Community Electric Coop | — | — | — | — | — | | Town of Wakefield - (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 | |---|---|---| | Solar | 138 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Waverly Solar, LLC | Waverly Solar, LLC | Solar | 118 MW | 2023 | | Sussex Drive, LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Solar | 20 MW | 2017 | ## The Sussex County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,162 | $54,090 | 1.00 | | Construction | 112 | $99,656 | 0.67 | 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 Sussex County 2 data centers in Sussex County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Sussex County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Sussex County, Surry 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sussex County | 10,755 | ▼ 12.9% | 138 MW | — | 2 | — | | Dinwiddie County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/dinwiddie-county) | 28,896 | ▲ 4.7% | 5 MW | — | 1 | — | | Greensville County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/greensville-county) | 11,181 | ▼ 23.0% | 2,095 MW | — | — | — | | 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 | — | | Surry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/surry-county) | 6,603 | ▲ 2.3% | 2,493 MW | — | 1 | — | ## 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)[Dinwiddie County28,896 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/dinwiddie-county)[Southampton County18,110 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/southampton-county)[Greensville County11,181 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/greensville-county)[Surry County6,603 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/surry-county) ## Sussex County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Sussex County, Virginia? 6 utilities have service territory in Sussex County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Virginia Electric & Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Prince George Electric Coop. The largest, Virginia Electric & Power Co, charged residential customers 14.09¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Sussex County? 2 operating plants with 138 MW of capacity. The largest is Waverly Solar, LLC (118 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Sussex County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Sussex County. ### Is Sussex County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,162 jobs in 2025 against 3,632 in 2019 (-12.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 62 to 112. ### Does Sussex County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Sussex County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/sussex-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/).