Category: Headline News

BisNow: Local Opposition Kills $100M Data Center Project In Hot Oregon Market

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A planned $100M data center in Oregon has been scrapped following opposition from local residents. By Dan Rabb          July 24, 2023         (Local Opposition Kills $100M Data Center Project In Hot Oregon Market (bisnow.com)) Startup data center developer Roundhouse Digital Infrastructure had planned to build Read More …

History’s final judgement has not yet been written

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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 …

Once again – Citizens county-wide IGNORED

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Once again, local politics was reduced yesterday to a party line vote, with Jeanine Lawson’s resolution failing 5-3. Don’t Supervisors Vic Angry and Ann Wheeler KNOW they already voted unanimously to approve a lame duck resolution in 2020 put forward by Kenny Boddye? Here it is:  https://eservice.pwcgov.org/…/agendas/2020/0204/9-qq.pdf The 2020 Read More …

Media Advisory – Lame-Duck Moratorium Resolution

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Media Advisory Citizens from throughout the county will be speaking up at a citizen-led press conference supporting a commonsense lame-duck resolution to refrain from voting on contentious land use applications post-November election until the new Board returns in January, after their scheduled winter break.  Chair Read More …

STOP Lame-Duck Land Use Decisions

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The news about Prince William County’s data center disaster is now spreading beyond our county, our state, and our country. Whether it’s the monstrosity called Villages Technology Park in Gainesville that Wheeler, Franklin, Boddye, Bailey, and Angry approved after being warned it was going to Read More …

NY Times: More Data in the Cloud Means More Centers on the Ground to Move It

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Demand for Data Centers Is Soaring – The New York Times (nytimes.com) “…But finding enough land to build a data center and sufficient electricity to run it can be a challenge. And developers must address community concerns about these behemoth buildings, which are popping up Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss

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Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss | News | princewilliamtimes.com Voters rejected data center proliferation, activists say By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 28, 2023 Updated Jun 28, 2023 Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler, who Read More …

InsideNoVa: Digital Gateway Part II? Western Prince William neighbors considering selling land to data center developers

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Digital Gateway Part II? Western Prince William neighbors considering selling land to data center developers | Headlines | insidenova.com By Ben Peters Jun 27, 2023  Sanders Lane, a four-mile, two-lane road that runs between Sudley and Braddock roads near Gainesville, is located just north of Read More …

BisNow: Power Shortages Are Turning More Data Centers Into Their Own Utilities

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Power Shortages Are Turning More Data Centers Into Their Own Utilities (bisnow.com) NationalData Center June 11, 2023 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  Desperate for more power in markets facing unprecedented shortages, many data center operators are launching new efforts to make it themselves. Unsplash/Untitled Photo As the Read More …