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 …

Prince William Times: Residents, environmental groups protest letting data centers run their diesel generators nonstop

Residents, environmental groups protest letting data centers run their diesel generators nonstop | News | princewilliamtimes.com DEQ proposal aims to reduce strain on the electric grid By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation  Updated Mar 7, 2023 Kyle Hart, of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaks Read More …

Letter to Editor: Impact of Va’s proposed waiver of air pollution controls to allow for sustained diesel generation supply to northern Virginia Data Centers – Bristow Beat

Impact of Va’s proposed waiver of air pollution controls to allow for sustained diesel generation supply to northern Virginia Data Centers – Bristow Beat The Counsel to the National Wildlife Federation explains the dangerous of air pollution from diesel generators Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Quantum Loophole heads out of Virginia and into Maryland

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/quantum-loophole-heads-out-of-virginia-and-into-maryland/ The world’s first multi-tenant gigawatt data center campus looks to change the local geography of the data center world February 23, 2023 By Dan Swinhoe Vlad-Gabriel Anghel While the south side of the Potomac river is home to the world’s highest concentration of data Read More …

Virginia Mercury: Across the country, a big backlash to new renewables is mounting

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/02/23/across-the-country-a-big-backlash-to-new-renewables-is-mounting/ By Robert Zullo/Virginia Mercury Feb 25, 2023 Wind turbines in Hardin County, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023 Robert Zullo / States Newsroom   Bucyrus, Ohio – In four terms as a county elected official in northern Ohio, it was the most contentious issue Doug Read More …

Opinion: Weir’s landslide election a referendum on data centers, but taxpayers still need a break – Potomac Local

Uriah Kiser      2/24/2023       (Opinion: Weir’s landslide election a referendum on data centers, but taxpayers still need a break (potomaclocal.com)) Call it a canary in the coal mine. Call it the result of years of residents pleading for their local leaders to hear them. Call it Read More …

BisNow: Data Center Opponent Wins Key Virginia Election, Signaling Bumpy Road Ahead For Industry

https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-bisnow-national/prince-william-county-election-could-hint-at-bumpy-road-ahead-for-data-centers-117816 February 23, 2023 Dan Rabb, Bisnow Data Centers Reporter The result of a small-town election in Virginia could spell big trouble for data center developers in the industry’s most important market. Prince William County A race to replace a Prince William County lawmaker who Read More …