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New Virginia law requires data center water usage be made public
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (398+ words) Data centers continue to dominate headlines and social media in Virginia and beyond. And one new state law aims to help inform that discourse. Among top complaints against the data center industry is the amount of water they use. So,…...
Cardinal Conversation: The dispute over utility poles in Virginia's broadband expansion efforts
3+ week, 3+ day ago (95+ words) WVTF Cardinal Conversation: The dispute over utility poles in Virginia's broadband expansion efforts A dispute over the cost of replacing utility poles remains unsettled as Virginia looks to continue expanding broadband internet access. Comcast and Appalachian Power share the cost…...
Google suggests clean energy might power Botetourt County data center
4+ week, 2+ day ago (148+ words) WVTF Google suggests clean energy might power Botetourt County data center Opponents of a Google data center in Botetourt County have been frustrated by a lack of information, including how it will draw power. Another Google spokesperson said the company…...
Cardinal Conversation: Virginia's debate about tax incentives for data centers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (146+ words) The Virginia General Assembly is in the midst of a debate about tax incentives that have made the state a world leader in attracting data centers. The tax breaks are set to expire in 2035, but some lawmakers want to end…...
Data centers' energy demand drives grid construction in Central Virginia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1231+ words) Virginia's electricity demand is rising rapidly'driven largely by data centers in Northern Virginia. As utilities expand the energy grid to keep up, new infrastructure projects are being proposed across Central Virginia'drawing pushback from environmentalists, and residents in communities such as…...
ICE detainees may struggle to get refunds from for-profit telecom provider
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (554+ words) People hoping to make phone calls or have video visits at the Farmville Detention Center here in Virginia or at other ICE facilities around the country begin with a toll-free call to a firm called Telmate and its service, Getting…...
Court blocks construction of 37 data centers beside historic battlefield in Manassas
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (274+ words) The Prince William Digital Gateway development would allow construction of 37 data centers on 2, 100 acres beside the Manassas Battlefield. At the National Trust for Historic Preservation, attorney Elizabeth Merritt recalls the last public hearing on the subject. "My testimony was delivered…...
Google formally announces plans for Botetourt County data center
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Google formally announced plans for a data center in Botetourt County Thursday. The statement did not include any details about a construction timeline or employment at the facility. While Thursday's announcement confirmed some details of the project, the general outlines…...
Conservationists warn data centers' water, energy consumption threatens public lands
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) As Virginia's data center industry booms, its demands for land, water, and electricity continue to grow. The National Parks Conservation Association has published a report about how this development threatens the mid-Atlantic region's natural resources. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. Immense…...
Advocates warn data centers threaten national parks
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (271+ words) Kyle Hart is with the National Parks Conservation Association, which has been tracking plans for new data centers in Virginia. Already, he says, we're the world capital of these facilities, but we can expect ten times as much capacity in…...