Fauquier Times: New Fauquier County policy seen as strong deterrent to data centers

New Fauquier County policy seen as strong deterrent to data centers | News | fauquier.com Developers say Fauquier rules are among the most restrictive in the state By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Jan 17, 2024 Tracking Fauquier data centers: The county has two existing data Read More …

Loudoun Now: Department of Energy Changes Could Pose More Challenges for Power Line Opponents

Department of Energy Changes Could Pose More Challenges for Power Line Opponents | News | loudounnow.com Hanna Pampaloni January 16, 2024 Powerlines cross Philip A. Bolen Park south of Leesburg. Loudoun Now   As Loudoun County residents organize to fight a power line project that Read More …

Bisnow: ‘We’re Not Even Close’: Data Center Power Crunch Gets Worse, With No End In Sight

‘We’re Not Even Close’: Data Center Power Crunch Gets Worse, With No End In Sight (bisnow.com) NationalData Center January 15, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  Data center developers are facing a worsening energy crisis that has escalated as utilities struggle to keep up with the needs of the Read More …

Virginia Mercury: As data centers continue spreading across Virginia, state lawmakers propose new development rules

As data centers continue spreading across Virginia, state lawmakers propose new development rules – Virginia Mercury Dozens of bills have been introduced by members of both parties BY: CHARLIE PAULLIN – JANUARY 15, 2024 12:04 AM        Data centers in Ashburn, Virginia (Gerville / Getty Images) As data Read More …

Potomac Local: Jefferson ‘hopeful’ Prince William ‘will come together’ after data center fight; Vega named pro-tem in rare bi-partisan showing

Jefferson ‘hopeful’ Prince William ‘will come together’ after data center fight; Vega named pro-tem in rare bi-partisan showing (potomaclocal.com) Caitlyn MeisnerJanuary 15, 2024 at 10:44am DeShundra Jefferson, chair at-large of Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors, delivered her first remarks Tuesday, January 9, on the State of Read More …

InsideNoVa: ‘A dystopian hellscape:’ PW Digital Gateway opponents sue to block data center corridor

‘A dystopian hellscape:’ PW Digital Gateway opponents sue to block data center corridor | Headlines | insidenova.com By Ben Peters, bpeters@insidenova.com Jan 12, 2024  Gainesville residents and the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, represented by former state Sen. Chap Petersen, sued Prince William County and two tech Read More …

dcist: Fight Over Major Data Center Project In Prince William County Goes To Court

Residents File Lawsuits Over Prince William Digital Gateway (dcist.com) JAN 12, 4:17 PM Fight Over Major Data Center Project In Prince William County Goes To Court Margaret Barthel Members of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County protested outside of the county building during the Board of County Read More …

Washington Post: Group files suit over Prince William Digital Gateway data center project

Group files suit over Prince William Digital Gateway data center project – The Washington Post A group of Prince William County residents filed a lawsuit Friday that seeks to nullify the county board’s vote last month to approve a massive data center complex near a Read More …

Financial Times: Resurgent US electricity demand sparks power grid warnings

Resurgent US electricity demand sparks power grid warnings (ft.com) “…The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a regulatory body, has sharply increased projections for peak power demand for the next decade, reversing steady or falling growth rates from previous years…” “…Jim Robb, NERC’s chief executive, told Read More …

2024 Data Center Legislation

Senate Bills   SB191 (Electric utilities; data center demand, allocation of costs among customer classes): https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB191 – Senator Suhas Subramanyam   SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Electric utilities; data center demand; allocation of costs among customer classes. Directs the State Corporation Commission to ensure that any plan, petition, Read More …

MEDIA ALERT!  Press Conference – Friday, Jan 12 – 1:30 PM

PRESS CONFERENCE The Coalition to Protect Prince William County, with American Battlefield Trust and other plaintiffs, will be holding a press conference at 1:30 pm on Friday, January 12, 2024 to discuss their legal action on the Digital Gateway Project as follow up to the December 11, Read More …

Prince William Times: New high-voltage transmission line for Gainesville data centers is already facing pushback from activists

New high-voltage transmission line for Gainesville data centers is already facing pushback from activists | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Jan 8, 2024 Updated 18 hrs ago A rendering of the I-66/U.S. 29 Technology Park, which was approved by the Prince William Board Read More …