Commentary: Are Virginia ratepayers and residents subsidizing the data center industry? – Virginia Mercury

Are Virginia ratepayers and residents subsidizing the data center industry? – Virginia Mercury COMMENTARY Are Virginia ratepayers and residents subsidizing the data center industry? FEBRUARY 2, 2023 12:05 AM A data center in Haymarket, Virginia. (Hugh Kenny) By Chris Miller Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Jan. 20 announcement Read More …

Potomac Local: DEQ fears Northern Virginia lacks electricity to power data centers

DEQ fears Northern Virginia lacks electricity to power data centers (potomaclocal.com) Potomac Local NewsToday at 1:21pm [Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash] Virginia officials are concerned there may not be enough electricity to go around and power Northern Virginia’s data centers under extreme conditions. The state’s Read More …

Bay Journal: Virginia regulators consider letting data centers regularly use fossil-fuel power for part of the year

Virginia regulators consider letting data centers regularly use fossil-fuel power for part of the year | Energy | bayjournal.com Whitney Pipkin Jan 26, 2023 Data centers line a section of the Loudoun County Parkway in Virginia where new buildings were also under construction in 2019. Read More …

Prince William Times: Trade unions back massive ‘rural crescent’ data center plan

Trade unions back massive ‘rural crescent’ data center plan | News | princewilliamtimes.com Union heads say the projects would generate construction jobs for years By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Oct 14, 2021 Updated Jan 30, 2023 Prince William already has one of the largest concentrations of Read More …

Data Center Reform Protects Virginia – TAKE ACTION NOW!

2023 is continuing with positive momentum! This past Monday, Martin Luther King Day, 31 Viriginia residents from multiple localities boarded a bus and headed to Richmond for Lobby Day at the General Assembly.         We were organized and motivated!  We made the point to legislators that we need Read More …

BETRAYAL –  What YOU Can Do About It

If you are feeling a sense of betrayal – We understand. Betrayal from your elected leaders who were willing to sacrifice your sense of community for greed. Please don’t feel despair.  Because THERE ARE plenty of Prince William County residents, countywide, who also feel your Read More …

Prince William Times: Among other ‘Pathway to 2040’ adjustments, county supervisors replan Devlin Technology Park for new data centers

Among other ‘Pathway to 2040’ adjustments, county supervisors replan Devlin Technology Park for new data centers | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo Dec 14, 2022 Updated 2 hrs ago 3 An aerial photo of the parcel proposed to become the Devlin Technology Park, a Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors’ land-use update eliminates ‘rural crescent’ development rules

Supervisors’ land-use update eliminates ‘rural crescent’ development rules | News | princewilliamtimes.com ‘Pathway to 2040’ paves the way for more than 36,000 new homes, data center development By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Dec 14, 2022 Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler, center, Read More …