Julie Bolthouse

Julie Bolthouse is The Piedmont Environmental Council's land use field representative for Fauquier County.
Questioning an Explosive Forecast: PEC Intervenes in Dominion IRP

Questioning an Explosive Forecast: PEC Intervenes in Dominion IRP

Several years into the data center explosion in our region, the big picture is finally becoming clear to both the public and our decision makers. No longer are our communities just hearing The Piedmont Environmental Council’s warnings about the potential future impacts of this growth; we are all facing the full onslaught of those impacts now.

Data Center Reform Campaign Continues

Data Center Reform Campaign Continues

In the pre-dawn hours in a Haymarket parking lot, a few dozen people huddled in record cold temperatures as they made their way to the warm glow of a charter bus. Their destination: Richmond. Their mission: convince legislators to enact data center reform during the 2025 General Assembly session.