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Stricter data center regulations approved in Henry County
There is currently no property in the county zoned for a data center.
Posted inEconomy
Appalachian Power sees ‘explosive’ growth from data centers, other big customers
The electric utility said it’s in talks with three dozen potential large customers, “primarily data centers,” in Virginia. It remains to be seen how many of these proposals become reality — and what impact this could have on existing customers.
Posted inEconomy
Stack Infrastructure says it’s moving forward with AI data center in Pittsylvania
With state tax exemptions for data centers in place, the Colorado-based company plans to locate in Southside.
Posted inEconomy
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Posted inEconomy
Google says it will break ground on Botetourt data center campus in coming months
The tech giant bought more than 300 acres at the county’s Greenfield industrial park for $14 million last June.
Posted inPolitics
New governor could see new versions of old bills seeking to regulate the data center industry
State legislators have presented nearly 30 bills related to data center regulation. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has already expressed the need to make sure that the facilities’ energy costs aren’t passed on to other customers.
Posted inEconomy
Data center campus announced for Wythe County
Some details have yet to be finalized, but the project will be developed in the county’s Progress Park. Officials say it will bring high-tech, high-wage jobs to the region.
Posted inEconomy
‘You could never count’ the amount of digital information stored in data centers
The cloud isn’t really a cloud. It’s servers inside data centers, many of them in Virginia. And all of our cat videos and medical records and purchasing data take up billions of bytes of storage.
Posted inEconomy
Google buys Botetourt County land for data center plans
The tech giant paid $14 million for 312 acres in a county industrial park and will contribute another $4 million toward community projects. It did not provide a timeline for the project or say how large the data center would be.
