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 Read More …

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. Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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. Read More …

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. Read More …

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 Read More …

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.  Read More …

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 Read More …

PWC Data Centers require multiple NEW transmission lines and substations

We thought it would be a good idea to resurrect one of our most recent cartoons to remind people why one-term Chair Ann Wheeler’s plan to industrialize western Prince William County is so dangerous. The Coalition to Protect PWC has already shared with you that we, along with nearly Read More …

History’s final judgement has not yet been written

There are very few instances in life where the lessons of history do not need time to be validated. We are experiencing one of those rare opportunities. History is judging in real time.  This Board of County Supervisors does not need hindsight to understand the Read More …