Residents fear that the cultural fabric of their rural community would be forever changed by the arrival of massive data center projects.
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Posted inRedbird
Energy demand will outstrip supply in Virginia as data centers proliferate
Data center-driven demand is expected to double in a decade and continue rising. Experts are raising the alarm.
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Data centers can bring high-paying jobs and millions in tax revenue. Is that what Southside will get?
As the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors prepares to vote on the county’s second data center proposal, here’s a look at the tax and job benefits that other localities have seen.
Posted inRedbird
Northern Virginia has more data centers than anywhere else in the world. Here’s its advice for Southside.
Elected officials and residents in Prince William and Loudoun counties want Southside to draw on their experience with the data center industry.
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Data centers are changing the landscape. Here’s how they may affect rural Virginia.
Opponents say data centers are uniquely harmful to their surroundings because of their massive scale, while backers contend that they’re no different from other large developments.
Posted inPolitics
A bipartisan group of General Assembly members introduced about 20 bills to deal with data centers. Only 4 survived.
The bills were meant to address issues including energy and water consumption, land use and location of data centers.
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Bipartisan legislative effort seeks to regulate data center construction in Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke recently in favor of letting localities, not the General Assembly, decide how and where to approve data centers.
Posted inOpinion
Virginia faces a policy train wreck over conflicting goals for data centers, energy and land use
Data centers are driving power demands and state law mandates more renewables, but rural localities are pushing back. Here’s a look at some of the competing interests.
Posted inPolitics
Youngkin: Land-use rights regarding data centers, solar should remain with localities
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a proponent of data centers, noted in his annual State of the Commonwealth address that lawmakers should not overrule localities regarding land-use for those centers. But energy projects, such as solar farms, to support energy needs of those centers appear less popular with local governments.
Posted inEconomy
Pittsylvania County Planning Commission recommends denial for reworked Balico data center proposal
Residents spoke out in opposition to the project, which the planning commission voted down unanimously. The final vote will come from the board of supervisors in February.
