Bisnow: ‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave Of Data Center Legislation In Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers

‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave Of Data Center Legislation In Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers (bisnow.com) NationalData Center March 10, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  Virginia lawmakers have proposed a wave of legislation to restrict data center development across the Commonwealth, injecting new Read More …

Bisnow: Huge Data Center Campus Proposed In Virginia Would Test New Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Such Projects

Huge Data Center Campus Proposed In Virginia Would Test New Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Such Projects (bisnow.com) NationalData Center February 12, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A new data center developer has proposed a large-scale campus in Virginia’s Fauquier County that could test recently enacted restrictions Read More …

Fauquier Times: New Fauquier County policy seen as strong deterrent to data centers

New Fauquier County policy seen as strong deterrent to data centers | News | fauquier.com Developers say Fauquier rules are among the most restrictive in the state By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Jan 17, 2024 Tracking Fauquier data centers: The county has two existing data Read More …

Opinion: Power lines would turn our Shire into Mordor – Loudoun Times

Rountree: Power lines would turn our Shire into Mordor | Opinion | loudountimes.com The western reaches of the Washington, D.C., area again may host the first battles of what may become a far larger struggle. Different issues seem at play than in 1861, but this Read More …

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 Read More …

“How am I impacted?”

People keep asking us if they will be impacted by transmission lines and substations required for Data Centers popping up throughout communities. You can easily see many of the impacts – in these easy-to-understand overviews, with MAPS included. These overviews summarize the plans from our electric power providers, PJM, Dominion, and 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 …