…online mapping tool. Dear Supporter, As data centers requiring more and more power continue to flood our region, we are seeing a concerning new trend: data center proposals that include onsite…
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Action Needed: New transmission line designation threatens Virginia communities
…will add insult to injury by supercharging the data center and fossil fuel industries, adding capacity and new lines between the Northern Virginia data center market and coal power plants…
On the Ground Updates – June 2024
…Belmont Center Innovation Data Center application, which ultimately was approved after conforming more closely to the zoning requirements for the site. Three new data center rezonings will be considered by…
Culpeper Updates: Opportunities to Protect Farmland and Uphold Data Center Noise Standards
…Copper Ridge data centers are proposed next to residential centers and historic districts. Map by Sarah Parmelee/PEC Controlling data center noise pollution is a matter of public health; however, this…
March 18: Loudoun Board to Vote on Proposed Changes to Regulate Data Center Development
…lobbied for: Grandfathering the roughly 40 data center applications that were filed before Feb. 12. Exempting 40 data centers from the proposed changes that require Board review and public input…
Fall Updates From Albemarle and Charlottesville
…Farm. Upcoming Events Data Center Community Meeting Tues., Sept. 16, 6 – 8 p.m., The Center, 540 Belvedere Boulevard Hear from PEC’s data center experts about the industry’s environmental impacts…
Culpeper Update: Moving the Needle
…against unrestricted growth by data center developers. We also saw the Culpeper Town Council act on our recommendation to restrict data centers by creating a Data Center Overlay as part…
A Renewed Call to Pass Data Center Reform Legislation
…action to manage the impacts of data centers and don’t like big corporations getting special tax breaks to build new data centers. Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center poll shows residents’…
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for September 22, 2025
…24 at the Center at Belvedere. “This year’s conference focuses on water supply planning in the context of data center developments and a growing need for drought resilience,” reads the page…
Four Pillars of Data Center Reform
The Piedmont Environmental Council is a lead organizer of a state-wide coalition of organizations and communities concerned about the impacts of the data center boom. This Virginia Data Center Reform…