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. Read More …

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.  Read More …

PWC Data Centers require multiple NEW transmission lines and substations

We thought it would be a good idea to resurrect one of our most recent cartoons to remind people why one-term Chair Ann Wheeler’s plan to industrialize western Prince William County is so dangerous. The Coalition to Protect PWC has already shared with you that we, along with nearly Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss

Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss | News | princewilliamtimes.com Voters rejected data center proliferation, activists say By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 28, 2023 Updated Jun 28, 2023 Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler, who Read More …

BisNow: Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development

Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development (bisnow.com) NationalData Center June 22, 2023 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A surprise result in a Northern Virginia primary election has the potential to slow data center development in Prince William County, a Read More …

AP: Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia

Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia | AP News By MATTHEW BARAKAT   June 22, 2023 FILE – Dale Browne, president of the Great Oak Homeowners Association, speaks Aug. 29, 2022, at a rally near Manassas, Va., protesting a newly built data Read More …

VOTE Tomorrow!

Dear Neighbors, Friends, and PWC Residents, Over the past two years – together: We have traveled twice to Richmond to support legislation to control data center proliferation. We have marched in a parade highlighting the unique qualities of our Rural Crescent. We have initiated TWO recalls:  one Read More …

“…a situation that is becoming increasingly dire, …”

This is something EVERYONE needs to pay attention to NOW: “As the data center industry’s appetite for energy continues to grow, land with access to the massive amounts of power these facilities need has become scarce in major data center hubs like Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. It’s Read More …

NO to the 21st Century Robber Barons!

It is now undeniable: Unrestrained data center sprawl, throughout Prince William County, throughout the Northern Virginia region, and now, throughout the rest of Virginia, will accelerate the impacts on our homes and our quality of life, spreading out its tangled web of tentacles causing new transmission lines Read More …

Fox 5: VIDEO – Data center community meeting canceled amidst controversy

Data center community meeting canceled amidst controversy (fox5dc.com) By Nana-Sentuo Bonsu Published May 2, 2023 9:52PM Updated May 3, 2023 10:35AM Virginia FOX 5 DC Data center community meeting canceled Inside the Hilton Garden Inn in Haymarket, datacenter developer QTS planned to host an open house community Read More …

Potomac Local: Second QTS data center meeting canceled

Second QTS data center meeting canceled (potomaclocal.com) Potomac Local News May 2, 2023 at 3:27pm Coalition to Protect Prince William activists protest a proposed data center complex on 876 acres near the Manassas National Battlefield. The second scheduled public meeting about a proposal to build 20 data Read More …

Join the Rally! Tuesday, May 2, 6 PM

May 2, 2023 6 PM Press conference before Rally Speakers:  Danica Roem, State Delegate Bob Weir, newly elected PWC Gainesville Supervisor Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager, NPCA QTS Open House 6 – 8:30 PM Haymarket Hilton Garden Inn PRESS RELEASE: Industrialist QTS quietly changing the rules, isn’t Read More …

Press Release: Reject Don’t Re-Elect Chair Wheeler

PRESS RELEASE   Chair Wheeler Recall Effort Shifts to “Reject Don’t Re-elect” Mode Executive director says: “Citizens want to BE SURE the next four years are without Wheeler!”  Haymarket, Virginia (March 31, 2023) – Citizens seeking to cleanse the county board of “bought and paid-for” Read More …

Virginia’s Dirty Secret

In response to the hard reality that Dominion Energy CANNOT meet the demands of the data center electricity hogs that are currently in operation (NOT to include all those which are proposed and under consideration), the energy solution which has been proposed is running our grid on Read More …

Prince William Times: Residents, environmental groups protest letting data centers run their diesel generators nonstop

Residents, environmental groups protest letting data centers run their diesel generators nonstop | News | princewilliamtimes.com DEQ proposal aims to reduce strain on the electric grid By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation  Updated Mar 7, 2023 Kyle Hart, of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaks Read More …