Canary Media: Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the grid keep up?

Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the… | Canary Media Data centers, factories, heat pumps and EVs are putting increasing stress on a grid that isn’t growing fast enough, new data shows. By Jeff St. John 20 December 2023   A recently constructed Meta data center in Read More …

PW Times: Supervisor Kenny Boddye’s abstention was key to the PW Digital Gateway’s approval

Supervisor Kenny Boddye’s abstention was key to the PW Digital Gateway’s approval | News | princewilliamtimes.com Boddye said he had mixed feelings but didn’t want to leave the project in limbo. By Shannon Clark Times Staff Writer Dec 20, 2023 Updated Dec 20, 2023 Supervisor Kenny Boddye, Read More …

WJLA: ‘The fight is definitely not over’: Prince William woman leads charge against data centers

‘The fight is definitely not over’: Prince William woman leads charge against data centers | WJLA by Rebecca Turco Sun, December 17th 2023, 5:00 PM EST VIDEO … HAYMARKET, Va. (7News) — A number of people in Prince William County aren’t giving up the fight in the Read More …

dcist: Controversial Data Center Plan Passes In Prince William County After 27-Hour Hearing

Prince William Supervisors Approve Massive Data Center Project (dcist.com) Margaret Barthel Tyrone Turner After their public statement in support of the Digital Gateway, Beverly Davis, middle, is congratulated by others. His daughter, Beverly Parsons, is shown at left. Tyrone Turner / DCist/WAMU The Prince William Board of Read More …

Chap Petersen: “The Miracle of Manassas”

Dear Friends and Virginians: It was 161 years ago that the Union and Confederate armies clashed at the battle of Second Manassas.  Since that time, the battlefield — the site of two major Civil War engagements – has remained uncluttered and undeveloped, a living monument Read More …

Coalition letter from Counsel to Wheeler: Digital Gateway Notification Violation

The below letter was sent at 11 AM on December 11, 2023 to the following: Chair Ann Wheeler; Supervisors Franklin, Bailey, Boddye, Angry, Weir, Lawson, Vega; Clerk of the BOCS; Senator-Elect Roem, Governor Youngkin, US Senators Kaine and Warner, and US Congresswoman Wexton. Chap Petersen, Read More …

Letters to PJM regarding RTEP 2022 Window 3 proposed solution

LETTERS TO PJM REGARDING THE 2022 WINDOW 3 RECOMMENDED SOLUTION: As of 12/1/23 As of 12/3/23 As of 12/4/23 As of 12/5/23 20231128-opsi-letter-re-grid-reliability.ashx (pjm.com) 20231205-pjm-board-response-to-sierra-club-letter-regarding-pjm-interconnections-role-in-the-maryland-energy-transition.ashx 20231207 Talen Energy response to PJM letter to Sierra Club Md Office of People’s Counsel letter regarding PJM 2022 Window Read More …

The Arc of Justice

Dear Supporters, We have a few important announcements. *************************************** Nearly a decade ago the Coalition to Protect PWC was formed to protect our homes, our property, our small businesses, our natural and cultural resources, and our pocketbooks from the power demands required by the data Read More …

Karen Sheehan Letter to PJM

December 4, 2023 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL   The PJM Board of Managers Mark Takahashi, Chairman Manu Asthana, PJM President and CEO PJM Interconnection L.L.C. 2750 Monroe Boulevard Audubon, Pennsylvania 19408   RE:  PJM 2022 Window 3 I request the PJM Board of Managers reject the Read More …