Virginia state senators call for review into data center groundwater strain and potential state-wide moratorium
Bipartisan movement calls on state governor to act immediately
Bipartisan movement calls on state governor to act immediately
Capital will grow the Estonian facility in response to AI demand
With industrial leasing growing 44 percent YoY
Local officials overturned planning commission decision
The project could have cost $19.2 billion with an initial proposed capacity of 300MW
Developer claims the site will create up to 230 construction jobs
The “computing research facility” would have been attached to a larger self-storage facility
But skyrocketing demand will lead to rapid job creation
Signs MoU with Canada-based energy services firm
Grid infrastructure is curbing the transition from planned capacity to operational capacity
The second data center project in Independence
Real estate firm working on project despite local moratorium
Project proposed by Smart Energy Partners still in extremely early stages
Trend seen in all regions despite extraordinary new supply growth
Potential development already facing local opposition
Site will offer manufacturing, robotics, AI, co-location, energy production, and more
State agencies were directed to protect utility ratepayers and residents' quality of life
Development could bring $200 million in tax revenue and create 1,500 construction jobs
Additional 250GW of capacity required under “aggressive but still plausible” scenario
Developers to pay entirely for their own energy needs
Rose from 13 applications in 2024 to 26 in 2025
Project to be completed in Q1 2028
Severe convective storms, hurricanes, winterstorms, and earthquakes
City officials are promising maximum transparency