This past summer, a fire at an electrical substation forced data centers in Loudoun County to rely on backup diesel generators as their power source. Grid...
Goochland County, home to just over 28,000 residents and more than two hours south of Northern Virginia’s “Data Center Alley,” is the latest locality to face...
Fresh off a decisive election night, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is promising a sharp turn in Virginia’s energy policy, vowing to boost in-state power generation, lower costs,...
As data centers continue to sprawl across Virginia — with hundreds already built and many more planned nationwide — the demand for the equipment powering these...
“This is not a punishment,” said Planner Kelly Wahl, speaking at a work session of the County Planning Commission on the evening of Wednesday, October 8....
Amid a full agenda, the Town Council took time on the evening of Monday, October 6, at their work session, to hear from staff about data...
RICHMOND, Va.—You might think the state that is the undisputed epicenter of global internet traffic has a leg up on managing the challenges of the artificial...
Last week, the Goochland County Planning Commission voted to create a proposed technology overlay district (TOD) and technology zone, with some recommendations. These areas of zoning...
The September 25th meeting of the Warren County Republican Committee faced at least one major agenda Action item. That item was consideration of a Resolution codifying...
“Property values are going to go down, utility bills are going to go up as a result. And I think there’s a huge issue when it...
On Wednesday, September 17, the Town Planning Commission will hold two public hearings at 7 p.m. in the Warren County Government Center, the second of which...
As the demand to pump power to energy-thirsty data centers concentrated in Northern Virginia swells, a debate about where to put towering high-powered transmission lines in...
Amazon Web Services pulled an application for a 7.2 million square foot data center in Louisa County last week, after a surge of resident opposition. Concerns...
“It is irresponsible not to have standards,” Planning Director Lauren Kopishke said when she sat down with the Royal Examiner on the morning of Thursday, July...
The Town Council work session on Monday, July 7, was packed with issues affecting everything from infrastructure to housing development, zoning clarity, and regional cooperation. Key...
Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing...
Each week, under the calm exterior of this small town, local government conducts its business in meetings that are, to many, unremarkable. Yet for those paying...
As Elena Schlossberg of Prince William County, Virginia, sees it, the community effort to fight the richest companies in the world seeking to build data centers...
What started as a community conversation quickly turned into a passionate call to action. On Saturday afternoon, May 10th, Warren County residents met at the Warren...
With data centers placing an ever-growing strain on the grid, Virginia legislators are introducing measures to ensure residents don’t bear the brunt of rising energy costs...
A bipartisan coalition of Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday presented a series of bills aimed at addressing the rapid expansion of data centers, which have become a...
It is a truth universally acknowledged: a politician in possession of elected office must be in want of large economic development projects. Such is the power...
The overview of trends, community benefits, and ongoing challenges faced by Data Center development hosted by the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority at noon Thursday,...
Humanity is almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century and Virginia — home to 70% of the world’s data centers — is on...
As data centers continue to proliferate across Virginia, the General Assembly this winter is poised to take up a host of bills intended to address their...
After opposition during a public hearing and comment period, Virginia regulators are scaling back a proposal to allow data centers in Northern Virginia counties to run...
Actually, Virginia has several data center problems. One seems like a good problem to have, at least if you are a locality looking to attract business....
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday morning on a land use plan to develop data centers across 2,100 acres in Gainesville previously...
Following a detailed presentation by County Planning Director Matt Wendling on the procedural requirements for authorizing the development of Data Centers in Industrial or Light Industrially...
At its regular meeting on July 20th, the Front Royal Planning Commission edged out a late effort by the Front Royal EDA (FREDA) to get the...