Datacenter land buys jump 79% with one offer at $4.4 million an acre

Claim

Data center land purchases hit $6 billion in the first half, up 79%, with one Loudoun County offer at $4.4 million an acre against a $125,000 median, resignations over death threats, and nine states weighing moratoria.

Reported metric: $4.4M vs $125,000 per acre

Reporting date: 2026-09-07 (not necessarily the event date)

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