Virginia Mercury: State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator

State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator – Virginia Mercury BY: ROBERT ZULLO – FEBRUARY 9, 2024 2:23 PM        A Dominion substation in New Kent County, Virginia. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury) Last year, Maryland state lawmaker Lorig Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, gets rezoning approval

Nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, gets rezoning approval – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) Site will eventually house small modular nuclear reactors February 13, 2024 By Matthew Gooding  A nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, has moved a step closer to fruition after planners approved Read More …

Frederick News-Post: Proposed power grid upgrades driven by Va. data centers could cost Marylanders $500M

Proposed power grid upgrades driven by Va. data centers could cost Marylanders $500M | Economy & business | fredericknewspost.com By Gabrielle Lewis glewis@newspost.com Feb 13, 2024 Staff photo by Ric Dugan A crew from Telecon Services work on installation of innerduct for fiber optic cable Read More …

Newsweek: Want to Reduce Power Outages? Move Grids Underground, Says Energy Expert

Want to Reduce Power Outages? Move Grids Underground, Says Energy Expert (newsweek.com) By Adam Piore Published Feb 08, 2024 Extreme weather is revealing the vulnerability of the nation’s power grid—with increasingly catastrophic consequences. Downed power lines likely played a role in igniting both the deadly 2018 Read More …

Bisnow: Huge Data Center Campus Proposed In Virginia Would Test New Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Such Projects

Huge Data Center Campus Proposed In Virginia Would Test New Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Such Projects (bisnow.com) NationalData Center February 12, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A new data center developer has proposed a large-scale campus in Virginia’s Fauquier County that could test recently enacted restrictions Read More …

WTTG: Prince William Co. data center opponents travel to Richmond to lobby legislators

Prince William Co. data center opponents travel to Richmond to lobby legislators | WJLA by Rebecca Turco Tue, January 30th 2024 5 VIEW ALL PHOTOS The site of the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway on January 30, 2024. (Michael Vaughn, 7News)    HAYMARKET, Va. (7News) — Read More …

Bisnow: ‘An Expensive Lesson’: Data Center Developers Launch Efforts To Gain Support In Hostile Communities

‘An Expensive Lesson’: Data Center Developers Launch Efforts To Gain Support In Hostile Communities (bisnow.com) NationalData Center January 21, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  As a growing number of major data center projects are delayed or derailed by opposition from local residents and elected officials, developers Read More …

Fauquier Times: New Fauquier County policy seen as strong deterrent to data centers

New Fauquier County policy seen as strong deterrent to data centers | News | fauquier.com Developers say Fauquier rules are among the most restrictive in the state By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Jan 17, 2024 Tracking Fauquier data centers: The county has two existing data 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 …

Bisnow: ‘We’re Not Even Close’: Data Center Power Crunch Gets Worse, With No End In Sight

‘We’re Not Even Close’: Data Center Power Crunch Gets Worse, With No End In Sight (bisnow.com) NationalData Center January 15, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  Data center developers are facing a worsening energy crisis that has escalated as utilities struggle to keep up with the needs of the Read More …

Virginia Mercury: As data centers continue spreading across Virginia, state lawmakers propose new development rules

As data centers continue spreading across Virginia, state lawmakers propose new development rules – Virginia Mercury Dozens of bills have been introduced by members of both parties BY: CHARLIE PAULLIN – JANUARY 15, 2024 12:04 AM        Data centers in Ashburn, Virginia (Gerville / Getty Images) As data Read More …