Category: Dominion Power
Loudoun Times Mirror: Lansdowne residents oppose proposed Route 7 transmission lines
Lansdowne residents oppose proposed Route 7 transmission lines | News | loudountimes.com By JESS KIRBY jkirby@loudountimes.com October 5, 2023 Transmission lines are seen at Route 7-Crosstrail Boulevard-River Creek Parkway interchange at the Leesburg-Loudoun County line. Times-Mirror/Coy Ferrell In a heated meeting between Dominion Energy representatives
Virginia Mercury: Up for a vote in this election: clean energy, data centers and utility influence
Up for a vote in this election: clean energy, data centers and utility influence – Virginia Mercury COMMENTARY IVY MAIN OCTOBER 4, 2023 12:55 AM “I Voted” stickers are displayed at a Richmond polling place during the 2022 midterm elections. (Graham Moomaw/Virginia Mercury) How much
PEC: Data Centers, Surging Power Demand Take Center Stage
Data Centers, Surging Power Demand Take Center Stage – The Piedmont Environmental Council (pecva.org) September 28, 2023 Dear Supporter, As director of land use here at The Piedmont Environmental Council, I’m accustomed to responding to major development proposals. However, I’ve never seen anything quite like
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
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
GUEST OPINION: County officials, heed the National Park Service warnings on the PW Digital Gateway – Prince William Times
GUEST OPINION: County officials, heed the National Park Service warnings on the PW Digital Gateway | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By David Duncan and Scott Neese Sep 7, 2023 Updated Sep 7, 2023 Manassas National Battlefield Park National Park Service/Bill Crabtree Jr. National Park Service superintendents generally avoid
Culpeper Star Exponent: Dominion to Culpeper supervisors: Data centers fueling 214% growth in power demand
Dominion to Culpeper supervisors: Data centers fueling 214% growth in power demand (starexponent.com) Allison Brophy Champion Sep 6, 2023 Steve Precker, Dominion electric transmission communications consultant, gives a presentation to the board of supervisors Tuesday about providing power to the Amazon data center in Stevensburg.
ALL of Virginia is at Risk!
The totality of the impacts of unrestrained data center development was unknown — until now. The impacts are now clear: with PJM, our regional transmission line grid operator/manager, unveiling a multi-state solution to the threats of blackouts. It is undeniable that this massive infrastructure demand is “customer” driven
Virginia Mercury: If Dominion’s plan is so bad, is there a better one? (Spoiler alert: yes, there is.)
If Dominion’s plan is so bad, is there a better one? (Spoiler alert: yes, there is.) – Virginia Mercury
Understanding the ENORMITY of the Data Center Power & Generation Infrastructure
Understanding the ENORMITY of the Data Center Power & Generation Infrastructure
Politico: How the power grid survived a hot, hot summer
How the power grid survived a hot, hot summer – POLITICO
Staying Up-to-Date!
NEXT THURSDAY: ——————————- Our friends in West Virginia don’t appreciate being dragged into our data center power problem. “Northern Virginia communities need to go into this new power supply for their data centers with their eyes wide open. Are all the “benefits” they are receiving
DCist/WAMU: Northern Virginia’s Data Center Industry Is Booming. But Is It Sustainable?
Northern Virginia’s Data Center Industry Is Booming (dcist.com)
Prince William Times: Data center-driven power crunch prompts planning for new, high-voltage lines
Data center-driven power crunch prompts planning for new, high-voltage lines | News | princewilliamtimes.com Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Aug 30, 2023 Updated 39 min ago 0 A 230-kilovolt line runs behind a Dominion Energy facility on Meetze Road near the Warrenton town limits.
Data Center Dynamics: How will AI impact the data center industry?
How will AI impact the data center industry? – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com)
Coalition Formal Response to PW Digital Gateway – CPA2021-00004
The below was sent August 18, 2023 to: Alex Vanegas – PW Planning Office David McGettigan – PW Acting Director of Planning Wade Hugh – PW Deputy County Executive for Community Planning Chris Shorter – PW County Executive Christina Winn – PW Executive Director Dept.
The Register: Virginia DC development to run on nuclear power, hydrogen. It’s buzzword bingo: The datacenter sustainability edition
Virginia DC development to run on nuclear power, hydrogen • The Register Virginia industrial park wants to power DCs with mini nuclear reactors, clean hydrogen 16 It’s buzzword bingo: The datacenter sustainability edition Tobias Mann Thu 17 Aug 2023 // 14:32 UTC Green Energy Partners (GEP) has tapped IP3 International to
Prince William Times: Data centers drive search for new power corridors
Data centers drive search for new power corridors | News | princewilliamtimes.com “Surging power demand in Northern Virginia, driven by the proliferation of data centers to support the internet, will mean lots more power lines and likely conflicts over who gets them in their backyards.
Letter to Editor: Blame data centers for rising energy costs – Richmond Times
Letter: Virginia data centers could overwhelm the grid (richmond.com) Chair Ann Wheeler and her four fellow board members refuse to even entertain the notion that THEIR local decisions on data center development are contributing to these risks to providing reliable power. Letter: Blame data centers