SCC Tech Conference 12/16/24 – Audio quotes and Video links

Here is a link to recordings of what we view as some of the most critical/”interesting” comments made by panelists during the 5-hour SCC Tech Conference on 12/16/24.  Each one is separately identified – total time of these compiled comments is ~55 minutes. We found 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 …

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 …

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia: Dominion details data centers’ electricity demands

Virginia: Dominion details data centers’ electricity demands (richmond.com) Dominion, in rare move, details data centers’ big electricity demands Dave Ress Sep 17, 2023  Facebook, whose company name is now Meta, built this data center at White Oak Technology Park in eastern Henrico County. Data centers Read More …

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. Read More …

Commentary: A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury

A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury Of the roughly 60 energy bills I followed this session, only a handful made it to the governor’s desk. Ivy Main MARCH 2, 2023 12:06 AM For 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 …

Data Center Frontier: Dominion Resumes New Connections, But Loudoun Faces Lengthy Power Constraints

Dominion Resumes New Connections, But Loudoun Faces Lengthy Power Constraints (datacenterfrontier.com) BY RICH MILLER – SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 1 COMMENT A large power substation in Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo: Rich Miller) Dominion Energy says it has resumed providing new connections to some Read More …

CALL TO ACTION: Another Data Center Transmission Line for Gainesville?!

It is now clear.  The only lesson learned from the chaos of the Haymarket Transmission line is that Prince William County government is prone to repeat the same mistakes.  We have another data center project proposed for the Gainesville district on the outskirts of the Read More …

Fauquier Times: Data centers and electric vehicles will drive up Virginia electricity demand, UVA forecaster predicts

By Sarah Vogelsong Virginia Mercury May 5, 2021 Transmission lines leading to a electric substation in Charles City County. Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury Courtesy of the Virginia Mercury Demand for electricity is likely to balloon in Virginia over the next three decades as data centers flock to Read More …

More data centers, transmission line and substations for Haymarket/Gainesville

The Planning Commission voted on April 21 to approve a proposal for a 1.2M sq. ft. data center campus 1/2 mile from the southeast end of Haymarket.  The Village Place Technology Park of Gainesville along Rte. 55, adjacent to 222 homes in Village Place, will Read More …