(WASHINGTON) – As power costs surge across Maryland, the state’s congressional delegation is taking a bipartisan stance in support of legislation that would regulate energy use...
In a General Assembly room cramped with electrical workers from across the commonwealth, a group of bipartisan lawmakers on Thursday marched in one by one to...
After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or...
On Sunday, the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate money committees unveiled their changes to former Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s final $212 billion budget proposal. One of...
Wednesday marked crossover at the General Assembly, the day on which bills that have passed the House matriculate to the Senate, and vice versa. Any legislation...
There are over 9,000 backup generators that can supply emergency power to Northern Virginia data centers, some of which run on diesel and emit toxins. The...
Sen. L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, on Monday introduced an amendment to her Senate Bill 253, which would levy more energy costs onto data centers served by...
As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a breakneck pace, so does the demand for powerful data centers to process the deluge of information. But here...
As Virginia grapples with an energy crisis fueled by the proliferation of data centers and growing local concern about permitting for the facilities, lawmakers are mulling...
As Virginia lawmakers begin debating new rules to manage the state’s booming data center industry, many residents in Warren County are pushing back against the idea...
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...