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      <title>FAUQUIER BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers from agenda packet posted before hearing] Board of Supervisors meeting — Vint Hill corridor and Old Fauquier Springs data-center applications anticipated; agricultural-land conversion and easement conditions under review</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/fauq-bos-2026-05-21/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Warren Green Building · 2026-05-21 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers from agenda packet posted before hearing] Board of Supervisors meeting — Vint Hill corridor and Old Fauquier Springs data-center applications anticipated; agricultural-land conversion and easement conditions under review</description>
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      <title>LOUDOUN PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center special-exception applications anticipated on Sycolin Road corridor</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/loudoun-pc-2026-05-26/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Loudoun County Government Center · 2026-05-26 18:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center special-exception applications anticipated on Sycolin Road corridor</description>
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      <title>PRINCE-WILLIAM BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific REZO/SPEX application numbers from agenda packet posted by Friday May 22] Board of Supervisors public hearing — data-center special-exception applications anticipated for Digital Gateway corridor; Manassas Battlefield buffer items may appear</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>McCoart Administration Building · 2026-05-26 19:30. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific REZO/SPEX application numbers from agenda packet posted by Friday May 22] Board of Supervisors public hearing — data-center special-exception applications anticipated for Digital Gateway corridor; Manassas Battlefield buffer items may appear</description>
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      <title>CULPEPER BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers (REZ-####, SUP-####) from agenda packet posted before hearing] Board of Supervisors public hearing — Brandy Station corridor data-center special-exception applications anticipated; agricultural-land conversion and battlefield viewshed conditions under review</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Culpeper County Administration Building · 2026-06-02 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers (REZ-####, SUP-####) from agenda packet posted before hearing] Board of Supervisors public hearing — Brandy Station corridor data-center special-exception applications anticipated; agricultural-land conversion and battlefield viewshed conditions under review</description>
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      <title>STAFFORD BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers (REZ-####, SPEX-####) from agenda packet posted before hearing] Board of Supervisors public hearing — Aquia Creek watershed-adjacent data-center special-exception applications anticipated; stormwater, Chesapeake Bay Overlay, and Dominion interconnection conditions under review</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/staf-bos-2026-06-02/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Stafford County Government Center · 2026-06-02 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers (REZ-####, SPEX-####) from agenda packet posted before hearing] Board of Supervisors public hearing — Aquia Creek watershed-adjacent data-center special-exception applications anticipated; stormwater, Chesapeake Bay Overlay, and Dominion interconnection conditions under review</description>
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      <title>KING-GEORGE BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers from agenda packet before hearing] Board of Supervisors meeting — Dahlgren-area and I-95 corridor data-center special-exception applications anticipated; Dominion interconnection and stormwater conditions under review</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/kgeo-bos-2026-06-02/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>King George County Sheriff&#39;s Office Multipurpose Board Room · 2026-06-02 17:30. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers from agenda packet before hearing] Board of Supervisors meeting — Dahlgren-area and I-95 corridor data-center special-exception applications anticipated; Dominion interconnection and stormwater conditions under review</description>
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      <title>SPOTSYLVANIA PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Wilderness Corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; setback and agricultural-buffer conditions under review</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/spotsy-pc-2026-06-03/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Holbert Building · 2026-06-03 18:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Wilderness Corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; setback and agricultural-buffer conditions under review</description>
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      <title>FAUQUIER PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Vint Hill corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; preliminary review of agricultural-buffer and viewshed conditions</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/fauq-pc-2026-06-03/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Warren Green Building · 2026-06-03 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Vint Hill corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; preliminary review of agricultural-buffer and viewshed conditions</description>
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      <title>PRINCE-WILLIAM PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center special-exception applications anticipated for Digital Gateway corridor; preliminary review of setback and grid-load conditions</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/pwc-pc-2026-06-04/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>McCoart Administration Building · 2026-06-04 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center special-exception applications anticipated for Digital Gateway corridor; preliminary review of setback and grid-load conditions</description>
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      <title>PRINCE-WILLIAM BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific application numbers from agenda packet posted by Friday June 5] Board of Supervisors public hearing — data-center rezoning and special-exception items expected June cycle; Digital Gateway and Compass DC applications in active queue</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/pwc-bos-2026-06-09/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>McCoart Administration Building · 2026-06-09 19:30. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific application numbers from agenda packet posted by Friday June 5] Board of Supervisors public hearing — data-center rezoning and special-exception items expected June cycle; Digital Gateway and Compass DC applications in active queue</description>
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      <title>SPOTSYLVANIA BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific REZ/SUP case numbers from agenda packet posted by Friday June 5] Board of Supervisors meeting — Wilderness Corridor rezoning items expected; Crossroads Industrial Center or Wilderness Crossing phases may appear on land-use docket</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/spotsy-bos-2026-06-09/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Holbert Building · 2026-06-09 16:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific REZ/SUP case numbers from agenda packet posted by Friday June 5] Board of Supervisors meeting — Wilderness Corridor rezoning items expected; Crossroads Industrial Center or Wilderness Crossing phases may appear on land-use docket</description>
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      <title>CAROLINE BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers from agenda packet before hearing] Board of Supervisors meeting — Rt 1 corridor data-center special-exception or rezoning applications anticipated; agricultural-land conversion and VDOT traffic-impact conditions under review</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/caro-bos-2026-06-09/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Caroline County Community Services Center · 2026-06-09 18:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull specific case numbers from agenda packet before hearing] Board of Supervisors meeting — Rt 1 corridor data-center special-exception or rezoning applications anticipated; agricultural-land conversion and VDOT traffic-impact conditions under review</description>
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      <title>KING-GEORGE PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission meeting — Dahlgren corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; setback and grid-interconnection conditions in scope</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/kgeo-pc-2026-06-09/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>King George County Government Center · 2026-06-09 18:30. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission meeting — Dahlgren corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; setback and grid-interconnection conditions in scope</description>
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      <title>LOUDOUN BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: confirm specific applications before posting] Board of Supervisors public hearing — data-center conditional-use permits and special exceptions; comment window open through 5 PM June 9</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/loudoun-bos-2026-06-10/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Loudoun County Government Center · 2026-06-10 18:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: confirm specific applications before posting] Board of Supervisors public hearing — data-center conditional-use permits and special exceptions; comment window open through 5 PM June 9</description>
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      <title>STAFFORD PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Route 1 corridor data-center rezoning or special-exception items anticipated; Chesapeake Bay Overlay District and Resource Protection Area buffer conditions in scope</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/staf-pc-2026-06-10/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Stafford County Government Center · 2026-06-10 18:30. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Route 1 corridor data-center rezoning or special-exception items anticipated; Chesapeake Bay Overlay District and Resource Protection Area buffer conditions in scope</description>
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      <title>CULPEPER PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Brandy Station and Wilderness Corridor-adjacent data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; agricultural-buffer and viewshed conditions in scope</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/culp-pc-2026-06-11/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Culpeper County Administration Building · 2026-06-11 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — Brandy Station and Wilderness Corridor-adjacent data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; agricultural-buffer and viewshed conditions in scope</description>
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      <title>STAFFORD BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Board of Supervisors meeting — data-center rezoning and special-exception items expected June cycle; I-95 corridor applications and Aquia Creek watershed parcels in active queue</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/staf-bos-2026-06-16/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Stafford County Government Center · 2026-06-16 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Board of Supervisors meeting — data-center rezoning and special-exception items expected June cycle; I-95 corridor applications and Aquia Creek watershed parcels in active queue</description>
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      <title>FAUQUIER BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Board of Supervisors meeting — data-center applications in Vint Hill technology corridor expected June cycle; agricultural-district setback and VDOT traffic-impact conditions in scope</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/fauq-bos-2026-06-18/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Warren Green Building · 2026-06-18 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Board of Supervisors meeting — data-center applications in Vint Hill technology corridor expected June cycle; agricultural-district setback and VDOT traffic-impact conditions in scope</description>
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      <title>LOUDOUN PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center rezoning or special-exception items expected June cycle</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/loudoun-pc-2026-06-23/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Loudoun County Government Center · 2026-06-23 18:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center rezoning or special-exception items expected June cycle</description>
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      <title>CAROLINE PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission meeting — Rt 1 corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; setback and agricultural-buffer conditions in scope</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/caro-pc-2026-06-25/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Caroline County Community Services Center · 2026-06-25 18:30. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission meeting — Rt 1 corridor data-center rezoning or special-use items anticipated; setback and agricultural-buffer conditions in scope</description>
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      <title>SPOTSYLVANIA PLANNING_COMMISSION: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center rezoning items expected July cycle; Wilderness Crossing continuation or new applications anticipated</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/spotsy-pc-2026-07-01/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Holbert Building · 2026-07-01 18:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Planning Commission public hearing — data-center rezoning items expected July cycle; Wilderness Crossing continuation or new applications anticipated</description>
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      <title>CULPEPER BOS: [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Board of Supervisors meeting — data-center rezoning and special-exception items expected July cycle; Brandy Station corridor applications and Wilderness Crossing-adjacent parcels in active queue</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/culp-bos-2026-07-07/</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Culpeper County Administration Building · 2026-07-07 19:00. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: agenda item not yet identified from public sources — placeholder] Board of Supervisors meeting — data-center rezoning and special-exception items expected July cycle; Brandy Station corridor applications and Wilderness Crossing-adjacent parcels in active queue</description>
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      <title>LOUDOUN BOS: Compass Datacenter Campus #4 - public hearing on conditional use permit</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/loudoun-bos-2026-11-14/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Loudoun County Government Center · 2026-11-14 19:00. Compass Datacenter Campus #4 - public hearing on conditional use permit</description>
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      <title>PRINCE-WILLIAM PLANNING_COMMISSION: Manassas grid load increase - Dominion substation expansion linked to Tract 14B</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/pwc-pc-2026-11-18/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>McCoart Administration Building · 2026-11-18 18:30. Manassas grid load increase - Dominion substation expansion linked to Tract 14B</description>
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      <title>SPOTSYLVANIA PLANNING_COMMISSION: Tract 3B rezoning - data center on agricultural-use parcel</title>
      <link>https://thehum.cancelclankers.com/hearings/spotsy-pc-2026-12-02/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Holbert Building · 2026-12-02 18:00. Tract 3B rezoning - data center on agricultural-use parcel</description>
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      <title>Dominion forecasts new data-center load could double Loudoun grid demand</title>
      <link>https://wapo.com/loudoun-grid</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Washington Post: Utility&#39;s integrated resource plan filing details ~3.5 GW of new data-center interconnect requests in Northern Virginia by 2030</description>
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      <title>Tract 3B rezoning hits second contested vote</title>
      <link>https://loudounnow.com/2026/11/01/tract-3b</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Loudoun Now: County board postpones decision after 14 residents oppose data-center conversion of farm parcel</description>
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      <title>NOVEC&#39;s 300-megawatt Diamond Hill substation sent back to Prince William Planning Commission due to faulty advertising</title>
      <link>https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/novecs-300-megawatt-diamond-hill-substation-sent-back-to-prince-william-planning-commission-due-to/article_35a08206-60f9-401d-b9f9-bbf419a7aaa7.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Inside NoVA: Board of County Supervisors unanimously remanded the NOVEC-Dominion 300-MW substation for the Hunter Property data-center campus in Bristow after determining the prior Planning Commission vote was improperly noticed.</description>
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      <title>Appalachian Power plans upgrades to serve Google data centers in Botetourt</title>
      <link>https://cardinalnews.org/2026/05/15/appalachian-power-plans-upgrades-to-serve-google-data-centers-in-botetourt/</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Cardinal News: Utility filed plans to rebuild 17 miles of 138-kV transmission line and construct a new substation for Google&#39;s $3-billion three-building campus at Greenfield; SCC application scheduled for fall 2027 with construction completing late 2029.</description>
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      <title>Quantico Ridge data center campus near Prince William Forest Park shelved for now</title>
      <link>https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/quantico-ridge-data-center-campus-near-prince-william-forest-park-shelved-for-now/article_b698fe78-af92-48ee-89f8-d57edc82efb3.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Inside NoVA: Highland Properties Manassas LLC withdrew its 160-acre comp-plan amendment from the Board of Supervisors agenda before a scheduled public hearing; the proposal would have converted open-space and residential land to industrial use adjacent to Prince William Forest Park.</description>
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      <title>What&#39;s next for the Digital Gateway data center appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court?</title>
      <link>https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/whats-next-for-the-digital-gateway-data-center-appeal-to-the-virginia-supreme-court/article_a9ad02e8-c96b-402c-a20a-fed51df882e2.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Inside NoVA: Developer QTS filed a Supreme Court petition after the March 31 Court of Appeals ruling reaffirmed cancellation of the 2000-acre Gainesville campus rezonings; Compass ended its appeal April 28 and the county withdrew its defense after spending $1.7 million.</description>
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      <title>Digital Gateway&#39;s 100-plus landowners remain in limbo as project hangs by a thread</title>
      <link>https://www.fauquier.com/localnews/digital-gateways-100-plus-landowners-remain-in-limbo-as-project-hangs-by-a-thread/article_942daa64-a58e-5bc4-aab4-da4e4f70524e.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Fauquier Times: More than 100 landowners on the 156-parcel Digital Gateway site face inflated tax assessments totaling $448 million against the possibility that rezoning reversals could halve their property values within three to five months pending a Virginia Supreme Court ruling.</description>
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      <title>Local governments race to attract data centers often in spite of concerns from their constituents</title>
      <link>https://www.fauquier.com/localnews/local-governments-race-to-attract-data-centers-often-in-spite-of-concerns-from-their-constituents/article_60f185e3-a712-4291-9004-611ada4e7ccd.html</link>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: Survey of Northern Virginia and Culpeper County finds planning commissions approving data-center rezonings over constituent objections; Culpeper planners unanimously recommended denial on two proposals while Orange County faces Wilderness Crossing applications near Civil War battlefields.</description>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to cease defending the 2022 Digital Gateway rezoning after the Court of Appeals ruling; county had spent $1.5 million in legal fees defending the 1700-acre Gainesville campus before abandoning its position.</description>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: General Assembly passed bills requiring site-assessment reports for facilities over 1000 MW and directing the SCC to reallocate grid costs toward data centers; the $1.5-billion annual sales-tax exemption survived with new environmental conditions attached.</description>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: Board adopted two resolutions April 9 demanding underground installation of the 164-mile Valley Link transmission line and asking the SCC to require public disclosure of the large electricity consumers driving the project.</description>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: Fauquier Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of PointOne Data Centers&#39; proposed 12-turbine gas generator yard at Remington Technology Park; decision forwarded to county supervisors for final determination.</description>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: Session produced four enacted bills: SCC authority to shift grid costs toward data centers; quarterly water-use reporting requirements; mandatory site assessments for facilities over 1000 MW; and new DEQ air-permit standards for on-site generators.</description>
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      <description>Fauquier Times: Four of five proposed data-center campuses near Remington remain in the rezoning pipeline; only PointOne&#39;s Remington Technology Park has received approval; SAMI application administratively closed after years of inactivity.</description>
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      <description>Cardinal News: JLARC report projects Virginia power demand could rise 183% by 2040; grid reliability experts warn of rotating blackouts within three to five years as Loudoun County&#39;s approximately 200 data centers account for 35% of global colocation capacity.</description>
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