NO to the 21st Century Robber Barons!

It is now undeniable: Unrestrained data center sprawl, throughout Prince William County, throughout the Northern Virginia region, and now, throughout the rest of Virginia, will accelerate the impacts on our homes and our quality of life, spreading out its tangled web of tentacles causing new transmission lines Read More …

Loudoun Times: County explores ways to accelerate data center prohibition in Route 7 corridor

County explores ways to accelerate data center prohibition in Route 7 corridor | News | loudountimes.com By Coy Ferrell cferrell@loudountimes.com May 3, 2023 Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman, D-Algonkian, at a May 2 board meeting Times-Mirror/Coy Ferrell County officials are exploring ways to speed up Read More …

Prince William Times: Dominion projects new gas plants, advanced nuclear will be needed to meet soaring demand

Dominion projects new gas plants, advanced nuclear will be needed to meet soaring demand | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Charlie Paullin Virginia Mercury May 3, 2023 Updated May 3, 2023 A Dominion Energy employee surveys the natural gas-fired Greensville County Power Station which began commercial operations in Read More …

Join the Rally! Tuesday, May 2, 6 PM

May 2, 2023 6 PM Press conference before Rally Speakers:  Danica Roem, State Delegate Bob Weir, newly elected PWC Gainesville Supervisor Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager, NPCA QTS Open House 6 – 8:30 PM Haymarket Hilton Garden Inn PRESS RELEASE: Industrialist QTS quietly changing the rules, isn’t Read More …

Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal

Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal – The Piedmont Environmental Council (pecva.org) Posted on April 12, 2023 by PEC Contact: Julie Bolthouse, Director of Land Use Piedmont Environmental Council jbolthouse@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7042 Data Center along the W&OD Trail in Loudoun County. Generators are Read More …

DEQ Press Release: Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn

Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn | News Releases | Virginia DEQ   Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn April 12, 2023 Contact: Aaron Proctor (804) 356-4309 Aaron.Proctor@deq.virginia.gov CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY LOCAL VARIANCE IN LOUDOUN COUNTY WITHDRAWN    RICHMOND, VA – DEQ Read More …

Press Release: Reject Don’t Re-Elect Chair Wheeler

PRESS RELEASE   Chair Wheeler Recall Effort Shifts to “Reject Don’t Re-elect” Mode Executive director says: “Citizens want to BE SURE the next four years are without Wheeler!”  Haymarket, Virginia (March 31, 2023) – Citizens seeking to cleanse the county board of “bought and paid-for” Read More …

Loudoun Times-Mirror: Data center group asks DEQ to withdraw policy change proposal for backup generators

Data center group asks DEQ to withdraw policy change proposal for backup generators | News | loudountimes.com By Coy Ferrell cferrell@loudountimes.com March 30, 2023 The newest addition to CloudHQ’s Ashburn data center campus is seen under construction March 20, 2023 from Waxpool Road. Times-Mirror/Coy Ferrell 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 …

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 …