Press Release: PWC Planning Office Publishes the Adopted 2040 Comprehensive Plan Changes

Planning Office Publishes the Adopted 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapters Tuesday, 14 Feb 2023 Planning Office The Prince William County Planning Office has published the recently adopted Chapters of the County’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. At its December 13, 2022, meeting, the Prince William County Board of Read More …

Loudoun Now: Data Center Dip, Recession Risk Cited As Loudoun County Budget Challenges

https://www.loudounnow.com/news/data-center-dip-recession-risk-cited-as-loudoun-county-budget-challenges/article_b96ac444-ae44-11ed-941f-2ba1249a8601.html?utm_source=loudounnow.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter%2Foptimize%2Fdaily-headlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1676585628&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline Renss Greene February 16, 2023 A possible drop (in) the total value of Loudoun’s commercial real estate—driven not by the market but attributed to the General Assembly and Dominion Energy—along with the risk of an economic recession, have put constraints on the next county Read More …

Letter to the Editor: Bob Weir was there for Thoroughfare. He’s the right choice for Gainesville, too

LETTER: Bob Weir was there for Thoroughfare. He’s the right choice for Gainesville, too | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com February 10, 2023 Almost three years ago, I sent a mass email to various organizations and people seeking help and guidance in dealing with the devastation of Read More …

Letter to Editor: Prince William County supervisors need a wake-up call on data centers – Prince William Times

LETTER: Prince William County supervisors need a wake-up call on data centers | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Feb 9, 2023 Something is disturbingly wrong when elected members of the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors take the side of large-lot land developers and data center Read More …

Inside NoVa: Around Prince William: The hunt for candidates who will listen

Around Prince William: The hunt for candidates who will listen | news/prince william | insidenova.com By Al Alborn Feb. 5, 2023 Taysha_King-Elena_Schlossberg-2.jpg Opponents outside the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting ahead of a public hearing and vote on the PW Digital Gateway project. Read More …

Prince William Times: Va. senators kill bill aimed at blocking the PW Digital Gateway; opt to study data centers instead

  Va. senators kill bill aimed at blocking the PW Digital Gateway; opt to study data centers instead | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Feb 3, 2023 State Sen. Chap Petersen, D-34th, discusses two of his data center bills before the Read More …

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 …

Richmond – Bought and Paid For?

We want to be very clear: citizens ARE having an impact. Our packed bus to Richmond, your emails, and your phone calls all have Amazon (and the data center industry) on the run.  So much so, Amazon felt compelled to offer up 35 BILLION dollars in exchange for more State incentives. Yes, you Read More …