Updated Jul. 27, 2026

CoreWeave Chester VA

Chester, Virginia, United States

CoreWeave Chester VA is an operational AI data center with AI chips owned by CoreWeave and used by OpenAI (speculative). It hosts an estimated 88k H100-equivalents of compute, supported by 82 MW of IT power at a capital cost of $3.1 B. In Q2 2027, we project it to rise to 126k H100-eq compute, 113 MW IT power and a cost of $4.3 B. We estimate that it uses Nvidia H100 and Nvidia B200 chips.

The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery and company disclosures.

Chirisa secured $200 million to fit out this CoreWeave-leased facility, reported as a 27 MW site on a 12-year lease.

OWNER CoreWeave STATUS Operational USER OpenAI
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Satellite view of CoreWeave Chester VA

Satellite imagery

Latest: May 19, 2026 · 2 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

88k H100-eq

1.75e20 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

126k H100-eq

2.49e20 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

82 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

113 MW

CURRENT COST

$3.1 B

PROJECTED COST

$4.3 B

HardwareNvidia H100, Nvidia B200

CoolingUnknown

Buildout

Sep 18, 20230K H100e
Sep 18, 2023

Conversion starts at CTP-01 (Building 1). The data center was formerly owned by Capital One, now leased to CoreWeave. Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/chirisa-secures-200-million-loan-to-fit-out-virginia-data-center-for-coreweave/

Jan 31, 2024

Building 1's second data hall scheduled to come online this month.

Compute
15kH100-eq
IT Power
18MW
Cost
$0.7B
Apr 30, 2024

Building 1 is scheduled to be fully online by this point, so I count the full 27 MW here.

Compute
22kH100-eq
IT Power
27MW
Cost
$1.0B
Jan 22, 2025

Satellite imagery shows Building 1 complete, with Building 2's yard work and early construction visible. Building 3 hasn't started yet, since the old building is still there.

Compute
22kH100-eq
IT Power
27MW
Cost
$1.0B
May 20, 2026

Based on satellite imagery, Building 3 has cleared its land and is beginning construction. Building 2 is operational judging from the colored motion artifacts on the cooling tower fans.

Compute
88kH100-eq
IT Power
82MW
Cost
$3.1B
Jun 30, 2027

Buildings 3 is estimated complete by the end of Q1 2027, based on the current PowerHouse schedule. Added another three months to account for commissioning and server installation.

Compute
126kH100-eq
IT Power
113MW
Cost
$4.3B

Sources

  1. Chirisa secures $200 million loan to fit out VA Data center for CoreWeave
  2. Blue Owl-led JV secures $750m to build out data centers for CoreWeave
  3. Chirisa offers former Capital One data center in Virginia to hyperscalers

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