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Residents fear affects of fan noise, oppose 14 data centers planned next to homes, schools

Published February 7, 2023 at 8:00PM | Updated February 7, 2023 at 8:18PM

Bristow residents gathered outside the Prince William County Government Center on Tuesday to implore leaders not to approve a rezoning that could lead to the construction of 14 new data centers near their homes and schools.

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Prince William schools offered no opinion on proposed 14 data centers: ‘I’m really mad about that,’ says school board member

By Potomac Local News

Published February 7, 2023 at 10:00AM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:27PM

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Hundreds voice opposition to data center park in Bristow

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 3, 2023 at 11:39AM

Hundreds packed Chris Yung Elementary School in Bristow on Thursday, February 2, opposing a massive data center complex on the horizon.

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DEQ fears Northern Virginia lacks electricity to power data centers

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2023 at 1:21PM | Updated February 1, 2023 at 1:57PM

[Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash]

Virginia officials are concerned there may not be enough electricity to go around and power Northern Virginia’s data centers under extreme conditions.

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Gainesville District Supervisor candidates to appear at forum; Data centers key issue in race

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2023 at 8:00AM

Sumers (D) and Weir (R) are running in a February 21 Special Election for the Gainesville District seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Two candidates vying for the Gainesville District Supervisors seat will participate in a voter forum on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

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Devlin Road Tech Park (4 million square feet of data center space) town hall is Thursday

By Potomac Local News

Published January 30, 2023 at 6:54PM | Updated January 31, 2023 at 11:04AM

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

The Devlin Road Technology Park — over 4 million square feet of planned data center space — is back on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors’ agenda for Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

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Virginia House Republicans kill bill to study data center impacts statewide

By Potomac Local News

Published January 30, 2023 at 10:47AM | Updated January 30, 2023 at 6:12PM

Left to right: Rep. Gerry Connolly, Va. Delegate Danica Roem, Prince William County Occoquan Supervisor Kenny Boddye [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

A bill from Delegate Danica Roem (D-Prince William) to study the impacts of data center development died today in the Hosue of Delegates.

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Opinion: Defer the vote on Devlin Technology Park; the BOCS is not whole

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Published January 27, 2023 at 10:26AM | Updated January 27, 2023 at 11:13AM

If it’s a day that ends in “Y”, then there’s a data center debate going on somewhere in Prince William County.

While much attention has been given to the controversial Digital Gateway, another large data center development is pending, impacting several neighborhoods, schools, and businesses.

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