Data Center Dynamics: Nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, gets rezoning approval

Nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, gets rezoning approval – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) Site will eventually house small modular nuclear reactors February 13, 2024 By Matthew Gooding  A nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, has moved a step closer to fruition after planners approved Read More …

Frederick News-Post: Proposed power grid upgrades driven by Va. data centers could cost Marylanders $500M

Proposed power grid upgrades driven by Va. data centers could cost Marylanders $500M | Economy & business | fredericknewspost.com By Gabrielle Lewis glewis@newspost.com Feb 13, 2024 Staff photo by Ric Dugan A crew from Telecon Services work on installation of innerduct for fiber optic cable Read More …

Newsweek: Want to Reduce Power Outages? Move Grids Underground, Says Energy Expert

Want to Reduce Power Outages? Move Grids Underground, Says Energy Expert (newsweek.com) By Adam Piore Published Feb 08, 2024 Extreme weather is revealing the vulnerability of the nation’s power grid—with increasingly catastrophic consequences. Downed power lines likely played a role in igniting both the deadly 2018 Read More …

Bisnow: Huge Data Center Campus Proposed In Virginia Would Test New Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Such Projects

Huge Data Center Campus Proposed In Virginia Would Test New Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Such Projects (bisnow.com) NationalData Center February 12, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A new data center developer has proposed a large-scale campus in Virginia’s Fauquier County that could test recently enacted restrictions Read More …

WTTG: Prince William Co. data center opponents travel to Richmond to lobby legislators

Prince William Co. data center opponents travel to Richmond to lobby legislators | WJLA by Rebecca Turco Tue, January 30th 2024 5 VIEW ALL PHOTOS The site of the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway on January 30, 2024. (Michael Vaughn, 7News)    HAYMARKET, Va. (7News) — Read More …

We Have Had Enough!

Dear Supporters – All the latest you need to know: Yesterday in Fairfax County the Board of Supervisors, in spite of overwhelming opposition, approved one of the tallest data center buildings in the entire state. Residents protest as Fairfax County considers application for 110-foot-tall data center – Read More …