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Jasmin Khangura

Jasmin Khangura

Jasmin joined PEC in May 2025 as the Senior Cartographer and GIS Analyst. She graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor’s in International Affairs and then got her Master’s at George Mason University …
Data Center Resources for Communities, Community Leaders & Elected Officials

Data Center Resources for Communities, Community Leaders & Elected Officials

A list of links and resources to better understand data centers and their impacts …
Proposed Transmission Line Routes in Loudoun Could Have Significant Impacts for Residents

Proposed Transmission Line Routes in Loudoun Could Have Significant Impacts for Residents

Increasing energy demand in Loudoun — the data center capital of the world — requires extensive new infrastructure buildout. To meet the load demand, fueled principally by data centers, Dominion Energy has initiated several new/expanded …
An aerial view of a transmission line cutting through forest on left side of the photo. A large block of forest on either side of goose creek running through the middle of the photo. A suburban housing development can be seen on the right side of the image.

Loudoun Development Tracker

In an effort to track development applications that could impact important natural, cultural and historic resources, as well as the quality of life for Loudoun residents, PEC has created a shared spreadsheet that anyone can …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for May 26, 2025

Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for May 26, 2025

This week: Charlottesville PC to review proposed amendments to new zoning code; Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority to hold public hearing on $550 million capital program …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for May 19, 2025

Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for May 19, 2025

This week: Charlottesville City Council to get updates on efforts to assist the unhoused; Two Albemarle bodies to review updated economic development strategic plan …
Dominion’s Plan to Meet Data Center Demand is Unrealistic and Environmentally Unsustainable 

Dominion’s Plan to Meet Data Center Demand is Unrealistic and Environmentally Unsustainable 

Based on the direct testimony and cross examination of witnesses in the Dominion 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) case, The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) filed a brief with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) requesting the Commission to …
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Broad Run Bridge Expansion Proposal Threatens Chapman-Beverley Mill

Broad Run Bridge Expansion Proposal Threatens Chapman-Beverley Mill

Chapman-Beverley Mill Historic Site. Photo credit: Virginia.org Sign the Change.org petition urging VDOT to reconsider its proposal to replace and significantly widen the I-66 bridge at Broad Run, which would put the historic Chapman-Beverley Mill …
U.S. Route 29 Slated to Become an “Innovation Corridor”

U.S. Route 29 Slated to Become an “Innovation Corridor”

This text was taken from an email alert sent out on May 15, 2025. Sign up for email alerts → U.S. Route 29 looking into Charlottesville. Photo by Hugh Kenny/PEC. Dear Supporter, U.S. Route 29 …
Cville Area Land Use Week Ahead for May 12, 2025

Cville Area Land Use Week Ahead for May 12, 2025

This week: Albemarle PC to hold public hearing for permit for private school on Dudley Mountain Road in the rural area …