Data-center buildout in Virginia, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Virginia, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 15 stories

Story Location
Jul 13 Prince William County board rejects data center proposal - AOL.com
AOL.com
Denied or halted Water
Prince William County us/va/prince-william
Jul 13 Roanoke College alumnus running for congress calls for universal data center safeguards - WFIR News
WFIR News
Approved or advancing Water
Botetourt County us/va/botetourt
Jul 13 With a budget compromise on data centers, it’s all over but the teeth-gnashing - News From The States
News From The States
Approved or advancing Water
Prince William County us/va/prince-william
Jul 11 REPORT: Neighbors Barricade Windows With Mattresses, Plexiglass To Escape Virginia Data Center’s High-Pitched Whine - AOL.com
AOL.com
Siting
Loudoun County us/va/loudoun
Jul 11 Hampton Roads cities are taking very different approaches to data centers - NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Subsidies
City of Chesapeake us/va/city/chesapeake
City of Newport News us/va/city/newport-news
City of Virginia Beach us/va/city/virginia-beach
Jul 11 Developers aim to build massive data center campus in eastern Goochland - WWBT
WWBT ($)
Siting
Goochland County us/va/goochland
Apr 30 DEQ Launches Air Quality Monitoring in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley - LoudounNow.com
LoudounNow.com
Power and grid
Loudoun County us/va/loudoun
Prince William County us/va/prince-william
Apr 29 Google faces opposition to Botetourt data center - Virginia Business
Virginia Business
Water
Botetourt County us/va/botetourt
Apr 28 'Living in Hell': Data Center Neighbors Grapple With Noise, Air Pollution - U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
Denied or halted Power and grid
Prince William County us/va/prince-william
Apr 27 Hanover supervisors to consider raising tax rate on data center equipment - Richmond BizSense
Richmond BizSense
More coverage: The Virginian-Pilot
Approved or advancing Siting
Hanover County us/va/hanover
City of Chesapeake us/va/city/chesapeake
City of Hampton us/va/city/hampton
Apr 24 Seattle Mayor Considers Data Center Moratorium - Broadband Breakfast
Broadband Breakfast
More coverage: Virginia Business
Denied or halted Siting
City of Chesapeake us/va/city/chesapeake
Apr 17 Hanover Planning Commission recommends approval of 430-acre data center project - Richmond BizSense
Richmond BizSense
Siting
Hanover County us/va/hanover
Apr 16 East Bay city hits pause on data center development - The Real Deal
The Real Deal ($)
More coverage: Jurist.org · Richmond Standard · Realtor.com · Contra Costa News · +1 more
Denied or halted WaterSiting
City of Oakley us/ca/contra-costa/city/oakley
City of Richmond us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
City of Oakland us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Apr 15 Thirsty data centers fuel local angst over water infrastructure - E&E News by POLITICO
E&E News by POLITICO
Approved or advancing WaterPower and grid
Botetourt County us/va/botetourt
Apr 15 Prince William Co. withdraws from Digital Gateway lawsuit, reversing course from 2023 - WTOP
WTOP
Denied or halted Siting
Prince William County us/va/prince-william

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