Prince William Times: Supervisor Jeanine Lawson calls for investigation of former supervisor for corruption tied to data centers

Supervisor Jeanine Lawson calls for investigation of former supervisor for corruption tied to data centers | News | princewilliamtimes.com “Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson on Tuesday held a press conference calling for Pete Candland, her former board colleague, to be investigated for public corruption.” Read More …

InsideNoVa: Lawson calls on officials to investigate former Prince William board colleague in relation to data center project

Lawson calls on officials to investigate former Prince William board colleague in relation to data center project | Headlines | insidenova.com By Ben Peters, bpeters@insidenova.com  Sept 20, 2023 Republican Supervisor Jeanine Lawson called on law enforcement agencies to investigate recently resigned Supervisor Pete Candland’s consulting Read More …

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 Big Tech’s Read More …

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 centers Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 …

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 …

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 Read More …

“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 power providers, PJM, Dominion, and Read More …

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 build data centers by Read More …

Make Sure Your Voice is Heard on SUSTAINABILITY!

Take some simple steps today to address the SUSTAINABILITY of our County!  (Access this easy click-to-send email or other options below) Please read the recent blog post from the Prince William Conservation Alliance! “…a Sustainability Office and Commission acknowledged the increasing environmental challenges we are facing Read More …

Prince William Times: Bristow data center mailers feature photo of a Pennsylvania college campus. And that’s just one reason residents are crying foul.

Bristow data center mailers feature photo of a Pennsylvania college campus. And that’s just one reason residents are crying foul. | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Shannon Clark Times Staff Writer Sep 8, 2023 Updated 21 hrs ago Bristow residents received this mailer about the proposed Devlin Technology Read More …

Editorial: Prince William Digtal Gateway hearing schedule fuels perceptions – InsideNoVa

Editorial: Prince William Digtal Gateway hearing schedule fuels perceptions | Opinion | insidenova.com On Tuesday, Nov. 21, many of us will be preparing for Thanksgiving – maybe making pumpkin pies, cleaning our house or grabbing those last few cans of yams from the store. Others Read More …