Category: In the News

Opinion: Lame duck supervisors showed they will push more damaging land use decisions – Potomac Local

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Opinion: Lame duck supervisors showed they will push more damaging land use decisions (potomaclocal.com) Letters to the Editor   July 26, 2023 at 2:13pm   [Photo: Markus Winkler/Unsplash] “It is important that elected representatives be accountable, consistent, transparent, and fair in decision-making. We must call them out when Read More …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Data Center Dynamics: NTT files for planning permission in Virginia’s Gainesville for four-building data center campus

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NTT files for planning permission in Virgnia’s Gainesville for four-building data center campus – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) (“NTT VA10” – former Southview I66-US29 Technology Park/Lerner property – “Grove at Gainesville” 4 2story data center buildings (75′), 102 acres, 336MW) Location for previously announced 336MW campus revealed Read More …

InsideNoVa Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy

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Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy | Headlines | insidenova.com June 23, 2022 Tim McCormick holds up a child with a sign protesting data center development in Prince William County in September 2022 outside a public hearing on the PW Read More …