Google is evaluating the Wood Haven Technology Park in Roanoke County, Virginia as a potential site for a data center project.

Google is considering developing a data center campus at the Wood Haven Technology Park in Roanoke County, Virginia. Google and the Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority (WVRIFA) confirmed the possibility of the project on October 16.

Google's regional public affairs manager, Clay Allsop, said: "Google has more than 20 years of experience responsibly building data centers and is proud of the relationships we've built in the Roanoke community since announcing our data center project in Botetourt County. We are committed to growing this collaboration as a long-term partner in the Roanoke Region. We will continue our due diligence process on Wood Haven and keep the local community updated as more information is available."

The due diligence and inspection period at the Wood Haven site is expected to run through March 2027, with entitlements due by September 2027.

According to the agenda notes, several local residents attending a meeting with the WVRIFA board expressed concerns about the project. They cited possible noise and vibrations, the use of water resources, and a negative impact on nearby real estate.

Wood Haven Technology Park is a 111-acre planned industrial park at the junction of Interstates 81 and 581 in Roanoke County. The site includes 54 acres of graded, pad-ready land with utilities in place.

Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, but much of its capacity is concentrated in Northern Virginia, around Loudoun County and adjacent areas.

WVRIFA first revealed in September that a data center could come to the site. Details about the project, including its expected size, number of buildings, and IT capacity, have not yet been provided.

Prologis was previously set to develop a data center on the site. In April 2025, the company signed an agreement to acquire 94 acres of land in the tech park but was forced to extend it multiple times. The land sale was ultimately not completed.

Nearby, Google is developing a campus in Botetourt County on a 343.6-acre site at the Botetourt Center Industrial Park in Greenfield. Grading work began in August 2026. Google plans to construct three data center buildings, each spanning about 300,000 sq ft (27,870 sqm), along with three substations and a 28,000 sq ft (2,600 sqm) office building.

Google operates one cloud region in Virginia, which launched in 2017. The company has a presence across Northern Virginia in Loudoun and Prince William Counties and is also developing a data center campus outside Richmond in Chesterfield County.