Year: 2023
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London School of Economics: Big Tech’s New Headache: Data Centre Activism Flourishes Across the World
Big Tech’s New Headache: Data Centre Activism Flourishes Across the World | Media@LSE Sebastián Lehuedé November 2nd, 2022 0 comments | 12 shares Groups opposing the construction of polluting and water-intensive data centres are emerging in different regions. These local activists are laying bare Bi
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Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia: Dominion details data centers’ electricity demands
Virginia: Dominion details data centers’ electricity demands (richmond.com) Dominion, in rare move, details data centers’ big electricity demands Dave Ress Sep 17, 2023 Facebook, whose company name is now Meta, built this data center at White Oak Technology Park in eastern Henrico County. Data cent
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Chicago Sun Times: ‘Protect our home:’ Girl Scouts paint mural in support of resident opposition to proposed data center in South Loop
Girl Scouts join protest against expansion of data center in South Loop – Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com) Local residents continue to rally against the expansion of a data center, citing concerns of noise disruption and potential air pollution, according to the president of the Prairie District Rea
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Bull Run Observer: Power requirements for Digital Gateway disturbing and expensive
From Staff Reports Local residents should brace themselves for much higher electric bills in the future, warns Elena Schlossberg of Haymarket, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County. In a recent letter to county officials, Schlossberg asserts that all users of Dominion
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Prince William Times: County chair seeks to set all 3 PW Digital Gateway votes during board’s ‘lame duck’ period
UPDATED: County chair seeks to set all 3 PW Digital Gateway votes during board’s ‘lame duck’ period | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Shannon Clark Times Staff Writer Sep 14, 2023 Updated Sep 14, 2023 UPDATED: A controversial vote seeking to transform more than 2,100 acres north of Read More …
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Prince William Times: County Board Chair Ann Wheeler backs off Thanksgiving-week vote on PW Digital Gateway
County Board Chair Ann Wheeler backs off Thanksgiving-week vote on PW Digital Gateway | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Shannon Clark Times Staff Writer Sep 13, 2023 Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler, said the previously scheduled Nov. 21 vote date for the Prince Read More …
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Block Club Chicago: South Loop Neighbors Want To Block Data Center Expansion Near McCormick Place
South Loop Neighbors Want To Block Data Center Expansion Near McCormick Place (blockclubchicago.org) Neighbors say the existing Digital Realty data center has been a public health nuisance for years. They are urging Ald. Pat Dowell to reject the company’s $500 million expansion. Jamie Nesbitt Golden
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“How am I impacted?”
People keep asking us if they will be impacted by transmission lines and substations required for Data Centers popping up throughout communities. You can easily see many of the impacts – in these easy-to-understand overviews, with MAPS included. These overviews summarize the plans from our electric
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Prince William Times: 3 GOP newcomers – all women – vie for eastern Prince William County supervisor seats
3 GOP newcomers – all women – vie for eastern Prince William County supervisor seats | News | princewilliamtimes.com
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Data Center Dynamics: Amazon proposes two-building campus in Virginia’s Stafford County
Amazon proposes two-building campus in Virginia’s Stafford County – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) “…Stafford County is also considering creating a data center overlay district. The overlay zone – similar to Prince William County’s – would provide designated areas in the county where developers could