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PEC stands with citizens to build excellent communities, relieve taxes and traffic, and protect open space in Loudoun. We work to maintain a balance between the towns, the suburbs and the country so residents can enjoy each of them.

Putting the Pieces Together on Digital Gateway

Posted on November 1, 2023December 7, 2023 by Julie Bolthouse

Since 2021, PEC has been supporting our partners’ heroic efforts to stop the largest data center campus in the world from being built on rural land next to Manassas National Battlefield Park, along Pageland Lane in Prince William County, Virginia.

The proposal, dubbed “Digital Gateway,” is massive and is projected to require around 3 gigawatts (GW) of energy. For context, that’s equivalent to the power used by 750,000 homes – roughly 5 times the number of households currently in Prince William County!

PEC Presentation on Energy Infrastructure and Data Centers (Upperville)

Posted on October 24, 2023November 28, 2023 by Bri West

On Oct. 23, The Piedmont Environmental Council hosted a community meeting in Upperville, Va. on data centers and associated energy infrastructure.

Potomac Watershed Field Representative

Posted on October 9, 2023April 1, 2024 by PEC

PEC is hiring for a Potomac Watershed Field Representative to execute a diverse portfolio of land conservation, natural resource restoration, land use policy, and civic engagement efforts in Clarke, Loudoun, and northern Fauquier counties.

Data Centers, Surging Power Demand Take Center Stage

Posted on September 28, 2023October 13, 2023 by Julie Bolthouse

The size, scale, and speed at which applications for data center projects are coming in and being approved is astounding.

Just this month, massive proposals moved forward in Culpeper, Louisa, and King George counties, with more being reviewed in Caroline and Stafford counties. Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax, and Fauquier counties all have multiple active proposals for hyperscale data centers, which can demand hundreds of megawatts of power per campus. As an example, the data center campus just approved in King George County could total more than 1,200 MW alone.

On The Ground Updates – September 2023

Posted on September 25, 2023January 2, 2024 by PEC

A series of short updates from around the PEC region.

The Environmental Footprint of the Digital Age

Posted on September 25, 2023January 2, 2024 by Julie Bolthouse

Virginia is subsidizing billions of dollars in data center development on the backs of its ratepayers, without a full understanding of the long-term ramifications.