Virginia Mercury: Virginia promised Amazon it will withhold as many public records as possible and warn the company when it can’t

Virginia promised Amazon it will withhold as many public records as possible and warn the company when it can’t – Virginia Mercury BY: NED OLIVER – NOVEMBER 13, 2018 5:35 PM Gov. Ralph Northam made a video announcing Amazon’s new headquarters in Northern Virginia, borrowing Read More …

Bacon’s Rebellion: A New 800-Pound Gorilla in Virginia Politics

A New 800-Pound Gorilla in Virginia Politics | Bacon’s Rebellion (baconsrebellion.com) By Dick Hall-Sizemore March 6, 2023 Ivy Main, in a recent commentary in the Virginia Mercury, identified a change in the power dynamic of Virginia politics that is taking place: “Amazon is the new Dominion.” Amazon’s presence Read More …

Commentary: A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury

A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury Of the roughly 60 energy bills I followed this session, only a handful made it to the governor’s desk. Ivy Main MARCH 2, 2023 12:06 AM For Read More …

“History is History…  You Cannot Rescind History”

“…Pageland Lane area residents, who have signed contracts to sell their properties to data center developers involved in the PW Digital Gateway, spoke against the (county registered historic site) designations during public comment time (at the PWC Historical Commission on March 14, 2023), insisting there Read More …

Virginia’s Dirty Secret

In response to the hard reality that Dominion Energy CANNOT meet the demands of the data center electricity hogs that are currently in operation (NOT to include all those which are proposed and under consideration), the energy solution which has been proposed is running our grid on Read More …

Prince William Times: Residents, environmental groups protest letting data centers run their diesel generators nonstop

Residents, environmental groups protest letting data centers run their diesel generators nonstop | News | princewilliamtimes.com DEQ proposal aims to reduce strain on the electric grid By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation  Updated Mar 7, 2023 Kyle Hart, of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaks Read More …

Letter to Editor: Impact of Va’s proposed waiver of air pollution controls to allow for sustained diesel generation supply to northern Virginia Data Centers – Bristow Beat

Impact of Va’s proposed waiver of air pollution controls to allow for sustained diesel generation supply to northern Virginia Data Centers – Bristow Beat The Counsel to the National Wildlife Federation explains the dangerous of air pollution from diesel generators Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Quantum Loophole heads out of Virginia and into Maryland

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/quantum-loophole-heads-out-of-virginia-and-into-maryland/ The world’s first multi-tenant gigawatt data center campus looks to change the local geography of the data center world February 23, 2023 By Dan Swinhoe Vlad-Gabriel Anghel While the south side of the Potomac river is home to the world’s highest concentration of data Read More …

Virginia Mercury: Across the country, a big backlash to new renewables is mounting

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/02/23/across-the-country-a-big-backlash-to-new-renewables-is-mounting/ By Robert Zullo/Virginia Mercury Feb 25, 2023 Wind turbines in Hardin County, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023 Robert Zullo / States Newsroom   Bucyrus, Ohio – In four terms as a county elected official in northern Ohio, it was the most contentious issue Doug Read More …