Virginia Business: Tax-rich data centers stir up county controversy

Data mining – Virginia Business Tax-rich data centers stir up county controversy PUBLISHED DECEMBER 31, 2023BY SABRINA MORENO Elena Schlossberg spent more than three years fighting the Prince William Digital Gateway, approved Dec. 13, 2023, by the county’s board of supervisors on a 3-4 vote. Photo by Read More …

Prince William Times: Bristow residents file lawsuit challenging ‘Devlin Technology Park’ data center rezoning

Bristow residents file lawsuit challenging ‘Devlin Technology Park’ data center rezoning | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Cher Muzyk and Jill Palermo Times Staff Writers Dec 29, 2023 Updated Dec 29, 2023 Brentsville Supervisor-Elect Tom Gordy speaks in support of residents rallying against the Devlin Technology Park—a controversial rezoning Read More …

InsideNoVa: Now that Digital Gateway has been approved, what’s next for the massive data center project?

Now that Digital Gateway has been approved, what’s next for the massive data center project? | Headlines | insidenova.com Construction plans and a timeline for the PW Digital Gateway data center corridor remain murky despite the project’s rezonings being approved by the Prince William Board Read More …

Canary Media: Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the grid keep up?

Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the… | Canary Media Data centers, factories, heat pumps and EVs are putting increasing stress on a grid that isn’t growing fast enough, new data shows. By Jeff St. John 20 December 2023   A recently constructed Meta data center in Read More …

PW Times: Supervisor Kenny Boddye’s abstention was key to the PW Digital Gateway’s approval

Supervisor Kenny Boddye’s abstention was key to the PW Digital Gateway’s approval | News | princewilliamtimes.com Boddye said he had mixed feelings but didn’t want to leave the project in limbo. By Shannon Clark Times Staff Writer Dec 20, 2023 Updated Dec 20, 2023 Supervisor Kenny Boddye, Read More …

WJLA: ‘The fight is definitely not over’: Prince William woman leads charge against data centers

‘The fight is definitely not over’: Prince William woman leads charge against data centers | WJLA by Rebecca Turco Sun, December 17th 2023, 5:00 PM EST VIDEO … HAYMARKET, Va. (7News) — A number of people in Prince William County aren’t giving up the fight in the Read More …

dcist: Controversial Data Center Plan Passes In Prince William County After 27-Hour Hearing

Prince William Supervisors Approve Massive Data Center Project (dcist.com) Margaret Barthel Tyrone Turner After their public statement in support of the Digital Gateway, Beverly Davis, middle, is congratulated by others. His daughter, Beverly Parsons, is shown at left. Tyrone Turner / DCist/WAMU The Prince William Board of Read More …

Chap Petersen: “The Miracle of Manassas”

Dear Friends and Virginians: It was 161 years ago that the Union and Confederate armies clashed at the battle of Second Manassas.  Since that time, the battlefield — the site of two major Civil War engagements – has remained uncluttered and undeveloped, a living monument Read More …

Coalition letter from Counsel to Wheeler: Digital Gateway Notification Violation

The below letter was sent at 11 AM on December 11, 2023 to the following: Chair Ann Wheeler; Supervisors Franklin, Bailey, Boddye, Angry, Weir, Lawson, Vega; Clerk of the BOCS; Senator-Elect Roem, Governor Youngkin, US Senators Kaine and Warner, and US Congresswoman Wexton. Chap Petersen, Read More …

Karen Sheehan Letter to PJM

December 4, 2023 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL   The PJM Board of Managers Mark Takahashi, Chairman Manu Asthana, PJM President and CEO PJM Interconnection L.L.C. 2750 Monroe Boulevard Audubon, Pennsylvania 19408   RE:  PJM 2022 Window 3 I request the PJM Board of Managers reject the Read More …