1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (637+ words) PJM, the regional grid operator for most of the East Coast, is asking federal regulators to approve a rule requiring new large-load customers, namely data centers, to bring their own power supply to the grid. With Virginia among the 13 states…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (104+ words) ‘The urgency is real’: Glass introduces bill to halt data center permits in Montgomery County WTOP News Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass (D-At-large) on Tuesday introduced a bill to temporarily pause the development of data centers in the county, including…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (514+ words) In the so-called “data center capital of the world,” Algonkian District Supervisor Juli Briskman told WTOP she will run for chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Virginia next year, with a top priority of “stopping data centers....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (520+ words) August 25, 2026, 9:24 AM In the so-called “data center capital of the world,” Algonkian District Supervisor Juli Briskman told WTOP she will run for chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Virginia next year, with a top priority of “stopping…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (374+ words) August 13, 2026, 4:20 AM The slowdown Thursday for people in the capital, Taipei, and six other cities and localities was part of the last phase of the island’s annual Han Kuang exercises, military drills that began last week and aim to model…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (530+ words) August 13, 2026, 1:02 AM Texting friends, replying to a business email, tapping out some text for a social media post. We do a lot of writing on our smartphones, which are increasingly essential for our work and personal lives. But did you…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) NEWS ALERT: Todd Blanche is sworn in as attorney general after bruising confirmation fight WEATHER ALERT: Flash flood warning until 6:15 p.m. issued for part of Frederick County August 10, 2026, 5:06 PM WTOP’s analog simulcast on 103.9 FM in Frederick County, Maryland, ended Aug. 1 when…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (573+ words) Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury August 5, 2026, 4:08 PM More of the cost to build the high-voltage transmission lines that serve as power highways across the state could soon be covered by data centers, after a recent decision by state regulators. The State…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (689+ words) August 4, 2026, 5:11 AM Amazon has filed an application to transform George Washington University’s campus in Loudoun County, Virginia, into new data centers, a proposal that’s drawn pushback from residents and an elected official. Last week, Amazon submitted a site plan application…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (479+ words) SPACE PLACE: Partial eclipses of the sun and moon will take place this August August 1, 2026, 10:29 AM A proposal to turn two old buildings and a parking garage near Tysons into a new data center site called “Vienna Cloud” is requesting…...