Virginia Mercury: If Dominion’s plan is so bad, is there a better one? (Spoiler alert: yes, there is.)
If Dominion’s plan is so bad, is there a better one? (Spoiler alert: yes, there is.) – Virginia Mercury
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Virginia Mercury: What’s in Virginia’s long-delayed 2023 budget dea
What’s in Virginia’s long-delayed 2023 budget deal – Virginia Mercury
Understanding the ENORMITY of the Data Center Power & Generation Infrastructure
Understanding the ENORMITY of the Data Center Power & Generation Infrastructure
Politico: How the power grid survived a hot, hot summer
How the power grid survived a hot, hot summer – POLITICO
Data Center Dynamics: Culpeper town council torn on land rezoning for Virginia data center
Culpeper town council torn on land rezoning for Virginia data center – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com)
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NEXT THURSDAY: ——————————- Our friends in West Virginia don’t appreciate being dragged into our data center power problem. “Northern Virginia communities need to go into this new power supply for their data centers with their eyes wide open. Are all the “benefits” they are receiving
DCist/WAMU: Northern Virginia’s Data Center Industry Is Booming. But Is It Sustainable?
Northern Virginia’s Data Center Industry Is Booming (dcist.com)
Prince William Times: Data center-driven power crunch prompts planning for new, high-voltage lines
Data center-driven power crunch prompts planning for new, high-voltage lines | News | princewilliamtimes.com Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Aug 30, 2023 Updated 39 min ago 0 A 230-kilovolt line runs behind a Dominion Energy facility on Meetze Road near the Warrenton town limits.
Business Insider: Inside Blackstone’s Data Center Real Estate Gamble
Inside Blackstone’s Data Center Real Estate Gamble (businessinsider.com) Blackstone’s data center gamble Daniel Geiger and Rebecca Ungarino Aug 28, 2023, 6:02 AM EDT Jonathan Gray, Blackstone’s president and chief operating officer, built his career in the firm’s real estate investment group. Arantza Pena Popo/Insider Blackstone’s flagship real estate
HOA Roundtable to Chris Shorter re Digital Gateway scheduling
HOA RT letter to County Exec Shorter Aug 28 2023
Connecting the Dots. What Will Be On New PJM Lines?
What Will Be On New PJM Lines? (stoppathwv.com) PJM Interconnection is the grid planner for the Mid-Atlantic region. PJM’s job is to keep the grid reliable and the electricity markets competitive. When load increases in PJM’s region without a corresponding increase in generation of electricity,
InsideNoVa: Northern Virginia leaders talk economic development, affordable housing at regional summit
Northern Virginia leaders talk economic development, affordable housing at regional summit | Headlines | insidenova.com By Ben Peters Aug 23, 2023 Elected officials participated Tuesday in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit. Pictured, from left, are Jummy Olabanji of NBC Washington; Libby Garvey, vice chair of
Data Center Dynamics: How will AI impact the data center industry?
How will AI impact the data center industry? – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com)
Prince William Times: Wheeler calls for a Nov. 21 county board vote on controversial PW Digital Gateway
Wheeler calls for a Nov. 21 county board vote on controversial PW Digital Gateway | News | princewilliamtimes.com
Coalition Formal Response to PW Digital Gateway – CPA2021-00004
The below was sent August 18, 2023 to: Alex Vanegas – PW Planning Office David McGettigan – PW Acting Director of Planning Wade Hugh – PW Deputy County Executive for Community Planning Chris Shorter – PW County Executive Christina Winn – PW Executive Director Dept.
The Register: Virginia DC development to run on nuclear power, hydrogen. It’s buzzword bingo: The datacenter sustainability edition
Virginia DC development to run on nuclear power, hydrogen • The Register Virginia industrial park wants to power DCs with mini nuclear reactors, clean hydrogen 16 It’s buzzword bingo: The datacenter sustainability edition Tobias Mann Thu 17 Aug 2023 // 14:32 UTC Green Energy Partners (GEP) has tapped IP3 International to
Business Insider: Amazon built a data center empire in northern Virginia. Exclusive filings reveal it’s using as much energy as a major city.
How Much Energy Do Amazon Data Centers Consume? in Virginia, It’s As Much As a City. (businessinsider.com)
Prince William Times: Data centers drive search for new power corridors
Data centers drive search for new power corridors | News | princewilliamtimes.com “Surging power demand in Northern Virginia, driven by the proliferation of data centers to support the internet, will mean lots more power lines and likely conflicts over who gets them in their backyards.
Virginia Mercury: Why are ratepayers footing the bill for Virginia’s data center buildout?
Why are ratepayers footing the bill for Virginia’s data center buildout? – Virginia Mercury
Loudoun Now: Leesburg Council Prepares for Data Center Push
Leesburg Council Prepares for Data Center Push | Leesburg | loudounnow.com Norman K. Styer Aug 15, 2023 The Microsoft data center campus is visible just south of a Compass Creek lot planned for the construction of two new data center buildings. Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now