Data Center Dynamics: NTT files for planning permission in Virginia’s Gainesville for four-building data center campus

NTT files for planning permission in Virgnia’s Gainesville for four-building data center campus – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) (“NTT VA10” – former Southview I66-US29 Technology Park/Lerner property – “Grove at Gainesville” 4 2story data center buildings (75′), 102 acres, 336MW) Location for previously announced 336MW campus revealed Read More …

InsideNoVa Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy

Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy | Headlines | insidenova.com June 23, 2022 Tim McCormick holds up a child with a sign protesting data center development in Prince William County in September 2022 outside a public hearing on the PW Read More …

NBC4: Stunning upset – Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary

Prince William voters back data center opponents in primary – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary By Julie Carey, News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief and Matthew Barakat • Published June 22, 2023 • Updated on June 22, 2023 at 7:51 pm Tuesday’s primary delivered a stunning result in Read More …

Prince William Times: UPDATED: Lawson supporters cite data center concerns in GOP primary for county chair

UPDATED: Lawson supporters cite data center concerns in GOP primary for county chair | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 22, 2023 Updated 20 hrs ago Supervisor Jeanine Lawson courtesy   Supervisor Jeanine Lawson handily won the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s primary election to run for Read More …

BisNow: Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development

Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development (bisnow.com) NationalData Center June 22, 2023 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A surprise result in a Northern Virginia primary election has the potential to slow data center development in Prince William County, a Read More …

AP: Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia

Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia | AP News By MATTHEW BARAKAT   June 22, 2023 FILE – Dale Browne, president of the Great Oak Homeowners Association, speaks Aug. 29, 2022, at a rally near Manassas, Va., protesting a newly built data Read More …

Washington Post: Data Center Backlash Fuels Prince William Board Chair’s Election Loss

By Antonio Olivo      June 21, 2023           (Data center backlash fuels Prince William board chair’s election loss – The Washington Post) Four years ago, Ann B. Wheeler (D-At Large) was elected chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors as part of a liberal wave sweeping Read More …

Washington Post: Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary

Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary Story by Antonio Olivo, Teo Armus, Olivia Diaz • June 20, 2023 10:54 PM Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary© Ann B. Wheeler; Committee to Elect Deshundra Deshundra Jefferson appeared to oust incumbent Prince Read More …

VOTE Tomorrow!

Dear Neighbors, Friends, and PWC Residents, Over the past two years – together: We have traveled twice to Richmond to support legislation to control data center proliferation. We have marched in a parade highlighting the unique qualities of our Rural Crescent. We have initiated TWO recalls:  one Read More …

“…a situation that is becoming increasingly dire, …”

This is something EVERYONE needs to pay attention to NOW: “As the data center industry’s appetite for energy continues to grow, land with access to the massive amounts of power these facilities need has become scarce in major data center hubs like Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. It’s Read More …

Held hostage by outside influences …. Vote to change it

On May 23, concerning land-use management behaviors were on full display at the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting. The Rock Water Farm’s application for a special use permit to operate a landscaping and truck facility along U.S. 15 in the Gainesville District was Read More …

Prince William Times: Letter to Editor: There’s something we can do about corporate influence in land-use decisions: VOTE

LETTER: There’s something we can do about corporate influence in land-use decisions: VOTE | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com In Prince William County, the influence brought to bear by developers, data centers, and their law firms on all aspects of this county and its operations is pervasive, Read More …

The Guardian: ‘We’re mowed over’: colossal data centers are taking over the US countryside

‘We’re mowed over’: colossal data centers are taking over the US countryside | Virginia | The Guardian Aliya Uteuova Mon 5 Jun 2023 06.00 EDT Existing data centers are built close to residential areas in Manassas, Virginia. Photograph: Shuran Huang/The Guardian New developments for cloud computing Read More …