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GOLDEN Board of Supervisors Vote TONIGHT!

6PM in Leesburg - show up and speak, or call in (sign up by noon). 7:30PM: Rep. Subramanyam telephonic town hall - you can make both

The pauseGrandfatheringGolden to MarsGolden Substation
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Golden to Mars Updates

School Board, Dominion Eyeing More LVE Property + Golden (Monday) and Aspen (Tuesday) Substation Meetings

Golden to MarsGolden Substation
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Maybe now is the time to make the stand

Last week the Board of Supervisors pushed back. It is time for Dominion to come to the table - and time for a real plan.

Golden to Mars
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Bisnow · PaywalledLawmakers Punt On Stripping Approvals From 15 Projects In Data Center Alley →Grandfathering · The pauseOct 7, 2026Loudoun NowEffort to Audit Loudoun Data Centers Dies During Board Meeting →GrandfatheringOct 7, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorAmazon can’t build data centers on GWU campus without board approval, zoning administrator says →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Oct 7, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorLoudoun County Board of Supervisors tables discussion on data center grandfathering →GrandfatheringOct 7, 2026WUSA9 (via Yahoo News)Loudoun supervisors don't rollback data center grandfathering law, shelve $200,000 audit of grandfathered projects →GrandfatheringOct 7, 2026WUSA9 (via Yahoo News)'No one in their right mind can say there have not been mistakes made' | Loudoun Chair on Data Centers →GrandfatheringOct 7, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun County leaders table debate over data center approvals after warning about potential litigation cost →GrandfatheringOct 6, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun County supervisors revisit data center project exemptions →GrandfatheringOct 6, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors May Pivot to Data Center Vesting Audit Amid Grandfathering Concerns →GrandfatheringOct 6, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Board Prepares for Big Data Center Changes as Lawsuit Threats Loom →Grandfathering · The pauseOct 5, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledSCC to allow part of NextEra’s political past to be examined in Dominion merger case →Dominion and NextEra mergerOct 5, 2026Utility DiveVirginia hearing examiner tells Dominion to release memo on FPL investigation →Dominion and NextEra mergerOct 5, 2026Virginia MercuryState regulators to allow part of NextEra’s political past to be examined in Dominion merger case →Dominion and NextEra mergerOct 5, 2026WTVR CBS 6SCC orders NextEra to produce records tied to political allegations →Dominion and NextEra mergerOct 5, 2026WUSA9 (via Yahoo News)Ending Loudoun's data center grandfathering clause could expose county to up to $60 million in liability, staff warns →GrandfatheringOct 5, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorTeKrony: The truth about grandfathering →GrandfatheringOct 2, 2026Cardinal NewsSpanberger unveils energy plan to meet growing Virginia demand →Oct 1, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledLoudoun County continues work on data center zoning, hosts two open houses →Oct 1, 2026Virginia MercuryDominion, Valley Link Transmission line developers unveil route changes →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineSep 30, 2026Loudoun NowWith Rt. 28 Tax District Set to Expire, County Readies for Quick Zoning Changes →Sep 29, 2026PatchResidents Briefed On Amazon's Ashburn Data Center Plans, Possible Obstacles To Development →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Sep 29, 2026Loudoun NowGWU Neighbors Raise Concerns Over Amazon Data Center Plan as County Pursues Opposition →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Sep 28, 2026Loudoun NowTeKrony: The Truth About Data Center Grandfathering →GrandfatheringSep 28, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorMax: Loudoun was built on certainty. Let's keep that promise →GrandfatheringSep 25, 2026Loudoun NowEllis: Fool Me Once … →Sep 21, 2026Loudoun NowPlanning Commission Opposes Data Center Application; Supports Flex, “Micro” Data Center Combo Concept →Sep 21, 2026NPRThe data center backlash is reshaping American politics — one community at a time →Sep 21, 2026Virginia Mercury‘A different deal on the table’: AG Jay Jones asks SCC to reset the clock on Dominion-NextEra merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 21, 2026Data Center DynamicsVirginia’s Loudoun County board votes to pause new data center applications →The pauseSep 18, 2026Loudoun NowSpanberger Launches New Data Center Regulations →Sep 18, 2026WUSA9Critics say Spanberger's new data center rules don't go far enough →Sep 18, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledBoard of Supervisors denies substation application, citing concerns about electric grid, land use →Sep 17, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun County moves closer to data center pause →The pauseSep 16, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors Approve Resolution Opposing Valley North Power Line →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineSep 16, 2026Loudoun NowSupervisors Deny Plan for Dulles Area Substation →Sep 16, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledBoard of Supervisors effectively pauses some data center and substation applications ahead of formal vote →The pauseSep 16, 2026PatchLoudoun County Votes To Officially Oppose Valley North Transmission Line →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineSep 16, 2026PatchLoudoun Supervisors Advance 12-Month Pause On New Data Center Applications: Report →The pauseSep 16, 2026Washington ExaminerData center hot spot Loudoun County puts pause on new developments for one year →The pauseSep 16, 2026WJLA 7NewsLoudoun County votes to pause new data center applications →The pause · Golden to MarsSep 16, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun County supervisors advance 12-month data center moratorium →The pauseSep 15, 2026Loudoun NowDEQ Requires Microsoft to Pay $2.5M for Leesburg Data Center Air Pollution →Sep 15, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors Advance 12-Month Pause on Data Center Applications →The pause · Golden SubstationSep 15, 2026NBC4 WashingtonLoudoun County board pauses data center applications →The pauseSep 15, 2026WUSA9 (via Yahoo News)Data center pause in Loudoun County could cost residents long term →The pauseSep 15, 2026Virginia MercuryLoudoun to consider data center pause, removing by-right grandfather clause →Grandfathering · The pauseSep 14, 2026WTOPLoudoun to consider data center pause, removing by-right grandfather clause →Grandfathering · The pauseSep 14, 2026Loudoun NowSupervisors Eye Cash Grant to Retain G+D HQ Amid Data Center Land Squeeze →Sep 13, 2026InsideNoVaRep. Subramanyam announces national data center plan in Ashburn →Sep 10, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledWhat to know about Amazon’s data center proposal →Sep 10, 2026Virginia MercuryIn rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 10, 2026DC News NowVirginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduces package of legislation tackling data centers nationally →Sep 9, 2026FOX 5 DCData center plan: Virginia congressman pushes for new regulations →Sep 9, 2026Loudoun NowSubramanyam Proposes National Data Center Plan →Sep 9, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledSubramanyam calls for federal strategy to prevent attacks on data centers →Sep 9, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledSubramanyam introduces federal data center legislation →Sep 9, 2026NBC4 WashingtonSubramanyam introduces package of bills related to data centers →Sep 9, 2026WTOP‘A Trojan horse’: Northern Virginia congressman pushes national data center legislation →Sep 9, 2026WUSA9Virginia congressman says data centers could be a national security target →Sep 9, 2026VPMVirginia lawmakers continue weighing in on NextEra–Dominion deal →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 8, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledCounty residents, state officials weigh in on proposed utility merger at Loudoun listening session →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 4, 2026Virginia Business · PaywalledSpanberger won’t call special session to extend Dominion-NextEra merger deadline →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 4, 2026Data Center DynamicsLoudoun County could reverse data center by-right grandfathering exemption →GrandfatheringSep 3, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Residents Push Back Against Dominion NextEra Merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 3, 2026NBC4 WashingtonEnergy costs listening tour: What Virginians are telling the lieutenant governor →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 3, 2026Technical.lyThe data center capital of the world is pushing back on data center development →GrandfatheringSep 3, 2026Virginia BusinessLoudoun seeks legal opinion before ending data center grandfather protections →GrandfatheringSep 3, 2026WTOPVirginia’s Lt. Gov. wants to know what citizens think of proposed power company merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 3, 2026FOX 5 DCVote delayed on proposal to halt Loudoun County data center projects →GrandfatheringSep 2, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors Delay Golden Substation →Golden SubstationSep 2, 2026Loudoun Now‘Turn Over Every Rock’: Loudoun Supervisors Ask for Legal Opinion on Ending Grandfathered Data Center Protections →GrandfatheringSep 2, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledDIGEST: Another substation delay, baseball, and board salaries at the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors →Sep 2, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledWary of lawsuits, Loudoun supervisors seek legal analysis of ending data center grandfathering →GrandfatheringSep 2, 2026PatchLoudoun Supervisors Request Legal Analysis Of Closing Data Center Development Loophole →GrandfatheringSep 2, 2026WJLA ABC7Virginia leaders hold listening tour on rising energy costs amid potential Dominion merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerSep 2, 2026Loudoun NowLovettsville Community Continues Push Against Valley Link Power Lines →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineSep 1, 2026Loudoun NowWho Governs Loudoun County - the Board or Dominion? →Golden SubstationAug 31, 2026Virginia Business · PaywalledWill public backlash kill Virginia’s data center boom? →Aug 30, 2026Cardinal NewsHeadlines from across the state: Loudoun supervisors propose terminating grandfather provisions for data centers; more … →GrandfatheringAug 27, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Legislators Ready for Power-Focused Return from Recess →The pauseAug 27, 2026Loudoun NowBriskman Announces Bid for Loudoun County Chair →Aug 25, 2026Loudoun NowError in Report Adds 7.8M Square Feet Back into the By-Right Data Center Pipeline →GrandfatheringAug 25, 2026Loudoun NowNeighbors Continue to Raise Concerns as Vantage Touts $15M in Data Center Noise Mitigation Efforts →Aug 25, 2026WTOPTop priority is ‘stopping data centers’: Loudoun Supervisor Juli Briskman announces run for board chair →The pauseAug 25, 2026Loudoun NowHoward: Loudoun Should Keep Its Word to Its Business Community →GrandfatheringAug 24, 2026Moneywise (via Yahoo Finance)Loudoun County raked in $1.1 billion in tax revenue from data centers — then residents started pushing back →Aug 23, 2026MLQ NewsLoudoun County targets 10 million square feet of grandfathered data-center projects →GrandfatheringAug 22, 2026Virginia BusinessLoudoun supervisors propose terminating grandfather provisions for data centers →GrandfatheringAug 21, 2026WTVR CBS 6NextEra's alleged 'political scandals' raise questions amid Dominion merger review →Dominion and NextEra mergerAug 21, 2026PatchDominion Energy's Proposed $67 Billion Merger: 7 Things Virginians Should Know →Dominion and NextEra mergerAug 20, 2026RedStateLoudoun Wants to Rein in the Data Centers Paying Nearly Half Its Local Taxes →The pauseAug 20, 2026Loudoun NowSupervisors Seek to Halt 10M Square Feet of Data Centers in Loudoun’s By-Right Pipeline →GrandfatheringAug 19, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledBriskman, TeKrony push to end data center →GrandfatheringAug 19, 2026Virginia MercurySCC commissioner, former NextEra attorney declines to recuse herself from merger case →Dominion and NextEra mergerAug 19, 2026Cardinal NewsVirginia is developing a piecemeal data center moratorium. The potential impacts are complicated. →The pauseAug 17, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun County weighs data center pause as Spanberger opposes statewide ban →The pauseAug 13, 2026Utility DiveDominion ordered to directly assign some transmission costs to data centers →Aug 12, 2026Utility DivePJM eyes data center, crypto reliability requirements after 3.8 GW of load trips offline →Aug 12, 2026Data Center DynamicsVirginia regulators order Dominion Energy to directly assign transmission costs to data centers →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineAug 10, 2026WRIC ABC 8NewsHashmi launches energy costs listening tour over proposed Dominion-NextEra merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerAug 10, 2026Blue Ridge LeaderSchool Board Refines Route 3A Appeal →Golden to MarsAug 6, 2026Virginia MercurySpanberger takes unprecedented step to intervene in $67B Dominion-NextEra merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerAug 6, 2026Virginia BusinessSCC orders Dominion to develop policy shifting transmission costs to data centers →Aug 5, 2026Virginia MercurySCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineAug 5, 2026Bisnow · PaywalledThe World's Largest Data Center Hub Pursues A Development Pause. Is It Even Legal? →The pauseAug 4, 2026Blue Ridge LeaderPlanning Commission Remands Cochran Tech Data Center to Work Session →Aug 4, 2026WTOP‘Concrete jungle’: As Amazon details plans for new Ashburn data centers, some residents are fed up →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Aug 4, 2026Cardinal NewsSturtevant on data center moratorium: Before Virginia approves another data center, it should decide whether more are justified →The pauseAug 3, 2026RTO Insider · PaywalledVirginia SCC Orders Changes to Tx Cost Allocation for Data Centers →Aug 3, 2026Virginia BusinessAmazon data center campus plan for Ashburn hits Loudoun opposition →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Aug 3, 2026PatchAmazon Files Plans For Data Center On Former GW Campus, Sup. Briskman Announces Opposition →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Jul 31, 2026PatchDecades-Old Loudoun County Rule Treating Data Centers Like Offices No Longer Holds: Report →Grandfathering · AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Jul 31, 2026WTOPLoudoun County, other Virginia localities consider hitting the brakes on data center development →The pauseJul 31, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Zoning Administrator Says 2000 Data Center Decision No Longer in Effect →Jul 30, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledAmazon proposes 4 data centers on GWU's Loudoun campus →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Jul 30, 2026Virginia MercuryLoudoun County, other Virginia localities consider hitting the brakes on data center development →The pauseJul 30, 2026Loudoun NowAmazon Files Data Center Site Plan at George Washington Campus →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Jul 29, 2026Loudoun NowCounty, HOAs File for Supreme Court Appeal in Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsJul 28, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Republican Committee Hosts Data Center Town Hall →The pauseJul 28, 2026Northern Virginia MagazineWhat Is Dominion Energy's Golden to Mars Project in Loudoun County? →Golden to MarsJul 28, 2026Virginia MercuryLoudoun supervisors mull data center moratorium and more Virginia headlines →The pauseJul 28, 2026Data Center DynamicsLoudoun County considering moratorium on new data center applications, rejects 3.25 million sq ft campus →The pauseJul 27, 2026MLQ NewsLoudoun County Moves Toward Data Center Moratorium, Rejects 780MW Active Infrastructure Campus →The pauseJul 27, 2026Virginia BusinessLoudoun supervisors mull data center moratorium →The pauseJul 27, 2026Politico · PaywalledEmails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns →Jul 25, 2026Data Center DynamicsPJM grid hit by voltage disturbance after data center load abruptly drops offline - report →Jul 24, 2026E&E News by POLITICOEmails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns →Vantage VA2, SterlingJul 24, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Planning Commission Rejects 3M-Square-Foot Data Center Campus →Jul 24, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledPlanning Commission recommends denying 12-building data center campus near Beaverdam Reservoir →Jul 24, 2026NBC4 WashingtonLoudoun County considers putting pause on data center development →The pauseJul 24, 2026PatchLoudoun County To Research Ways To Block New Data Centers, Regulate Generator Use →The pauseJul 24, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors Eye Data Centers Moratorium, More Regulations →The pauseJul 23, 2026RTO InsiderLine Fault Causes 3 GW in Data Center Load to Drop in Virginia →Jul 23, 2026WJLA 7NewsData center noise, fumes create flood of complaints in Loudoun County →Vantage VA2, SterlingJul 23, 2026Loudoun NowActive Infrastructure Eyes 3M Square Feet of Data Centers Along Evergreen Mills →Jul 22, 2026Loudoun NowSubramanyam Proposes Alternate Route for Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsJul 22, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledWhat could Subramanyam’s new transmission line route option mean for Golden to Mars? →Golden to MarsJul 22, 2026Loudoun NowSaines Eyes Data Center Generator Regulations →Jul 21, 2026Northern Virginia MagazineSterling Resident Says Data Center's Generators Produced Excessive Noise, Pollution →Jul 21, 2026PatchSCC Denies Request To Suspend Golden-To-Mars Power Line Decision →Golden to MarsJul 21, 2026Virginia MercuryLawmakers call for special session to debate Dominion-NextEra merger →Dominion and NextEra mergerJul 21, 2026WJLA 7NewsLoudoun County schools taking transmission line fight to Virginia Supreme Court →Golden to MarsJul 21, 2026WTOPDominion’s ‘Golden to Mars’ project in Loudoun could reach Va. Supreme Court →Golden to MarsJul 21, 2026FOX 5 DCTension in Loudoun County as proposed power line project heads to Virginia Supreme Court →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun County Government Joins Golden to Mars Power Route Reconsideration Bid →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026Loudoun NowSCC Denies Suspension Request From School Board, County in Powerline Case →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorSchool Board asks Va. Supreme Court to block transmission line route →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026NBC4 WashingtonVirginia regulators move ahead with controversial Loudoun power line project →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026PatchLoudoun County Government Requests SCC Suspend Final Golden-To-Mars Route Order →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026WUSA9Virginia regulators reject last-minute bid to pause Dominion power lines through Loudoun neighborhood →Golden to MarsJul 20, 2026Inside Climate NewsAfter Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements →Jul 17, 2026Loudoun NowSchool Board Files for Reconsideration in Golden to Mars Case, Plans Supreme Court Appeal →Golden to MarsJul 17, 2026PatchLCPS Announces Supreme Court Appeal, Asks SCC To Reconsider Golden-to-Mars Route Order →Golden to MarsJul 17, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledGolden substation decision coming in September as Dominion stresses reliability concerns →Golden SubstationJul 16, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Attorney Says SCC May Condemn Public Land for Power Lines →Golden to MarsJul 15, 2026PatchLoudoun School Board Files Objections To Golden To Mars Route With SCC →Golden to MarsJul 15, 2026Utility DiveVirginia SCC weighs Dominion data center transmission cost allocation →Jul 15, 2026Virginia MercurySCC considers making data centers shoulder more of the cost of transmission lines →Jul 15, 2026NBC4 WashingtonLoudoun families count win against Dominion power line, but fight isn't over →Golden to MarsJul 14, 2026PatchLCPS To Appeal SCC Ruling On Golden-Mars Route, Forbids Power Lines On School Land: Report →Golden to MarsJul 14, 2026WUSA9Loudoun County School Board lays groundwork for Supreme Court fight over Dominion data center powerlines →Golden to MarsJul 14, 2026Loudoun NowSchool Board to Appeal SCC Decision on Golden to Mars; Bans Future Powerlines on School Property →Golden to MarsJul 13, 2026WJLA 7NewsLoudoun County School Board to appeal Dominion transmission line route amid backlash →Golden to MarsJul 13, 2026Loudoun NowUpdated: School Board to Consider Changing Golden to Mars Decision →Golden to MarsJul 10, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorGolden substation headed to Board of Supervisors for vote →Golden SubstationJul 10, 2026NBC4 Washington'We've been sacrificed': Homeowner may lose 1/3 of her property to high-voltage power line for data center →Golden to MarsJul 10, 2026Loudoun NowAfter Delays, Supervisors Approve 2 Substations →Jul 8, 2026Loudoun NowRandall’s Data Center Town Hall Draws Large Crowd →The pauseJul 7, 2026Loudoun NowSchool Board to Hold Special Meeting on Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsJul 7, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorSpecial Loudoun School Board meeting set over power lines project →Golden to MarsJul 7, 2026PatchLCPS To Hold Special Meeting On Golden To Mars Power Line Route →Golden to MarsJul 7, 2026Virginia MercuryHow Virginia became the world's data center capital and how it's going →Jul 6, 2026WJLA 7NewsLoudoun homeowners appear to lose battle with Dominion’s data center transmission lines →Golden to MarsJul 3, 2026Loudoun NowAs Power Line Loop Moves Forward, Dominion Hosts Open Houses →Golden Substation · Golden to MarsJul 2, 2026Blue Ridge LeaderSCC Approves Route 3A for Golden-Mars Transmission Line Project →Golden to MarsJul 1, 2026Loudoun NowValley North Power Line Project Spurs Resident Opposition →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineJul 1, 2026WTOPWhat’s the fate of Loudoun’s controversial Golden to Mars transmission line? →Golden to MarsJul 1, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors Push for School Board to Reconsider Power Line Decision →Golden to MarsJun 30, 2026Loudoun NowSCC Rules that Golden to Mars Power Line Will Move Through 3A Stream Valley Route →Golden to MarsJun 30, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledState chooses Golden to Mars route →Golden to MarsJun 30, 2026PatchSCC Ignores Pleas To Defer Ruling, Approves Controversial Golden To Mars Power Line Route →Golden to MarsJun 30, 2026Loudoun NowSCC Rules Against Extension for School Board Vote on Power Line Route →Golden to MarsJun 26, 2026Loudoun NowSCC Calls for In-Person Arguments in Golden to Mars Case →Golden to MarsJun 25, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledGolden to Mars saga continues, with parties to argue over delaying a decision →Golden to MarsJun 25, 2026MLQ NewsYondr Issues $715M in Secured Notes for 48MW Loudoun County Data Center →Yondr Tarring data centerJun 25, 2026Loudoun NowSchool Board Accepts Land from HOA, Requests Extension on Power Line Deadline →Golden to MarsJun 24, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledLand donation to LCPS could block transmission lines route →Golden to MarsJun 23, 2026Virginia MercuryVirginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers →Jun 22, 2026Fairfax County TimesHow will Loudoun transmission line project impact Fairfax County? →Golden to MarsJun 19, 2026Utility DiveNextEra to pay $150M to settle charges related to Florida political misconduct allegations →Dominion and NextEra mergerJun 17, 2026DC News NowAfter Virginia approved a gas-powered data center without public input, residents turned to a local environmental group for answers →Jun 9, 2026DC News Now (via Yahoo News)After Virginia approved a gas-powered data center without public input, residents turned to a local environmental group for answers →Vantage VA2, SterlingJun 9, 2026DC News NowAshburn neighbors push back on proposed power line plan →Golden to MarsJun 8, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun Co. fights Dominion Energy over proposed transmission lines near schools →Golden to MarsJun 8, 2026FOX 5 DCLoudoun County fights Dominion Energy over transmission lines near schools →Golden to MarsJun 8, 2026Loudoun NowVideo: Community Makes Final Push Against Power Line Ahead of School Board Decision →Golden to MarsJun 8, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledCritics seek to reroute transmission line project →Golden to MarsJun 8, 2026PatchSCC Gives Loudoun County Schools New Deadline To Decide On Power Lines Easement →Golden to MarsJun 4, 2026Bay JournalData center power line gets pushback in Northern Virginia →Golden to MarsJun 3, 2026Loudoun NowAspen Substation Deferred Again, Energy Infrastructure Work Group Convened →Jun 3, 2026WJLA 7NewsLoudoun homeowners battle Dominion Energy to save threatened property values →Golden to MarsJun 3, 2026Loudoun NowSCC Sets July 2 Deadline for School Board Power Line Decision →Golden to MarsJun 2, 2026Loudoun NowSCC’s Bagot Urges Innovative Solutions, Collaboration at Energy & Environment Forum →Jun 1, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledEnergy challenges and solutions are focus at annual forum →May 31, 2026Loudoun NowDominion Knows What to Do. That’s the Problem. →May 27, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorPlanning Commission works on substation design after Board of Supervisors criticizes applications →May 27, 2026Loudoun NowSupervisors Reverse Substation Approval, Project Still in Limbo →May 20, 2026Data Center KnowledgeVirginia Tightens Data Center Generator Permitting as Community Scrutiny Grows →May 19, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledMore substation deferrals as Dominion is unsure it can keep up with energy demand →May 19, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledDominion substation hits a wall at the Board of Supervisors, vote set for next week →May 14, 2026Loudoun NowSupervisors to Reconsider Denial of Leesburg Area Data Center →May 8, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · Paywalled'David versus Goliath': residents fight Dominion Energy transmission line project →Golden to MarsMay 3, 2026Loudoun NowDEQ Launches Air Quality Monitoring in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley →Apr 30, 2026Loudoun NowRiccardi Holds Town Hall for Next Steps on Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsApr 30, 2026Blue Ridge Leader"It's Absurd:" Loudoun Supervisors Criticize Quantum Park Data Center Expansion →Apr 29, 2026Inside Climate NewsVirginia Legislature Bucks Governor's Amendments to Dominion-Backed Bill →Apr 29, 2026City JournalThe Surprising Heart of the Data-Center Boom →Apr 26, 2026Loudoun NowSterling Residents Raise Alarms Over Off-Grid Data Center →Apr 16, 2026Loudoun NowVantage II Data Center Noise →Vantage VA2, SterlingApr 16, 2026Loudoun NowUnderground Power Line Bills Gain Spanberger's Approval →Golden to MarsApr 15, 2026NBC4 WashingtonAmid 'constant' data center noise, Sterling residents also worry about health impact →Apr 15, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun's Leaders React to SCC Approval of Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsApr 10, 2026Virginia MercurySCC approves Loudoun transmission line, nixes undergrounding; final route to be determined →Golden to MarsApr 10, 2026Loudoun NowSCC Approves Golden to Mars Power Line, Rejects Underground Proposal →Golden to MarsApr 9, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorOverhead route approved in Golden to Mars transmission line case →Golden to MarsApr 9, 2026Loudoun NowBriskman Seeks Study of GWU Campus Development Options →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Apr 3, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Valley Estates Makes Final Push for Underground Power Lines →Golden to MarsApr 3, 2026Loudoun NowRead More: Golden to Mars Power Lines →Golden to MarsApr 3, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorCould data centers replace this Ashburn neighborhood? Maybe, maybe not →Mar 26, 2026Virginia MercuryAfter bills passed, NoVa lawmakers urge SCC to consider burying transmission lines →Golden to MarsMar 24, 2026InsideNoVaReport: Ashburn residents being offered $4M per acre to sell to data center developers →Mar 23, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledResidents press burying transmission line after Legislature approves pilot program →Golden to MarsMar 19, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledThe 2026 General Assembly is over. What does it mean for Loudoun? →Mar 19, 2026Virginia MercuryLouisa County officials push back against Valley Link Transmission proposal →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineMar 19, 2026Loudoun NowResidents Urge Supervisors to Continue Push for Underground Power Lines →Golden to MarsMar 18, 2026Loudoun NowGolden to Mars: The Next Step →Golden to MarsMar 17, 2026Virginia MercuryData center bills dominated this year's General Assembly. Here's what passed. →Mar 17, 2026WTOPLoudoun County will fight to keep Amazon data center off just-sold GW campus in Ashburn →AWS on the former GW campus (Bridgefield Tech Center)Mar 17, 2026Loudoun NowSrinivasan, Singh Power Line Undergrounding Bills Win General Assembly Approval →Golden to MarsMar 16, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledProgram to bury power lines passes state legislature →Mar 15, 2026Virginia MercuryGeneral Assembly nixes bills that required data centers to get SCC certificate →Mar 6, 2026VPMGeneral Assembly kills bills for certifying high-power facilities →Mar 6, 2026Loudoun NowImpacts to Loudoun’s Economy Uncertain as General Assembly Weighs Data Center Tax Changes →Mar 5, 2026ARLnowWinter electric bill spikes spark scrutiny of Va. data centers' power usage →Feb 27, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledGolden to Mars: Where things stand →Golden to MarsFeb 25, 2026Loudoun NowSupreme Court Upholds Overhead Aspen to Golden Power Lines →Golden SubstationFeb 23, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorState supreme court affirms SCC decision in Aspen to Golden line →Golden Substation · Golden to MarsFeb 20, 2026Virginia MercuryCommentary: Halfway through the 2026 legislative session, there's still no consensus on data center bills →Feb 20, 2026Virginia MercuryLegislature considers shifting power line costs from residents to data centers →Feb 19, 2026Loudoun Times-MirrorPlanning Commission sends Quantum Park data center project to supervisors →Feb 16, 2026Loudoun NowUnderground Power Line Bill Eyed for Golden to Mars Earns Senate Approval →Golden to MarsFeb 13, 2026Cardinal NewsLucas proposes data centers pay more to lower Dominion customers' bills →Feb 10, 2026Loudoun NowBill to Advance Underground Power Lines Moves Toward Senate Vote →Golden to MarsFeb 10, 2026Loudoun NowLegislation for Underground High Voltage Power Lines Advances →Golden to MarsFeb 6, 2026Cardinal NewsNew governor could see new versions of old bills seeking to regulate the data center industry →Feb 3, 2026Loudoun NowGolden to Mars Power Line Case Moves to SCC Judges →Golden to MarsFeb 2, 2026Virginia MercuryVa. delegate's bill would limit where high-voltage transmission lines can be built →Jan 30, 2026VPMVirginia lawmakers propose a bevy of data center reform bills →Jan 16, 2026Loudoun NowVirginia Supreme Court Hears Appeal of Aspen to Golden Power Line Approval →Golden SubstationJan 14, 2026Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledNext step in Golden to Mars proceedings underway in Richmond →Golden to MarsJan 9, 2026Loudoun NowGolden to Mars Transmission Line Hearing Resumes →Golden to MarsJan 8, 2026Inside Climate NewsVirginia Regulators Approve New Dominion Rates, Assign More Costs to Data Centers →Jan 7, 2026Loudoun NowWith Transmission Line Controversies, Local Leaders Look to Move Away from Data Center Growth →Golden to MarsJan 2, 2026Loudoun NowLoudoun Delegation to Focus on Affordability, Transparency, Data Centers with 2026 Legislation →Dec 30, 2025Loudoun NowOpening Arguments Begin in Golden to Mars Transmission Line Case →Golden to MarsDec 18, 2025VPMState regulators weigh expanded use of data centers' diesel backup generators →Dec 17, 2025Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors Talk Legislative Priorities with State Delegation →Dec 16, 2025Virginia MercuryLoudoun residents take fight against high-voltage power lines for Data Center Alley to SCC →Golden to MarsDec 16, 2025Virginia MercuryVirginia regulators weigh expanded use of data centers' polluting generators →Dec 16, 2025Loudoun NowGolden to Mars Power Line Hearing Begins; Arguments Deferred →Golden to MarsDec 15, 2025Loudoun Times-MirrorHundreds signed up to give testimony in today's Golden to Mars hearing →Golden to MarsDec 14, 2025PatchNearly 600 Sign Up For Golden To Mars Power Line Public Hearing →Golden to MarsDec 12, 2025Bay JournalPotential for more air pollution from data centers causes concern in Virginia →Dec 10, 2025Radio-CanadaMauvais voisinage dans la capitale américaine des centres de données →Dec 9, 2025Loudoun NowHealth, Security, Environmental Impacts of Data Centers Raised During Subramanyam Town Hall →Dec 5, 2025Loudoun NowLoudoun Leaders React to SCC Ruling on Dominion Rate Case →Nov 26, 2025Loudoun NowRegistration Open for Final Golden to Mars Power Line Hearing →Golden to MarsNov 26, 2025Loudoun NowSCC Approves New Data Center Rate Class for Dominion →Nov 25, 2025Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledRegistration open for next Golden to Mars hearing →Golden to MarsNov 25, 2025PatchGolden To Mars Final Public Hearing Approaches: How Residents Can Participate →Golden to MarsNov 25, 2025PatchUnderground Power Line Route Proposed By Loudoun County, Others In Golden To Mars Case →Golden to MarsOct 17, 2025Loudoun NowCommunity Proposes Underground Option for Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsOct 16, 2025NBC4 WashingtonInside Virginia's billion-dollar data center boom: what's next for Maryland →Oct 10, 2025Virginia MercuryVa. could show how to manage data center growth. So far, it's a case study in stalling legislation →Oct 6, 2025Blue Ridge LeaderLoudoun BOS approves Phase 2 of data center plan →Oct 1, 2025Inside Climate NewsVirginia Could Show How to Manage Data Center Growth. So Far, It's a Case Study in Stalling Legislation →Sep 30, 2025Loudoun NowHundreds More Turn Out for Second Golden to Mars Power Line Hearing →Golden to MarsSep 30, 2025Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledCalls for an underground transmission line option continue in Ashburn →Golden to MarsSep 30, 2025PatchPower Line Opposition Organized By Rock Ridge High School Student →Golden to MarsSep 29, 2025Loudoun NowWork Begins on Next Phase of Loudoun County Data Center Regulations →Sep 25, 2025The BlazeResidents Resist Dominion Energy’s Proposal as SCC Opens Public Comment →Golden to MarsSep 25, 2025Loudoun NowHundreds Turnout to Push for Underground Power Lines at SCC Hearing →Golden to MarsSep 19, 2025Loudoun Times-MirrorAt transmission line hearing, local residents, leaders push for underground option →Golden to MarsSep 19, 2025Virginia MercuryLoudoun transmission line debate tees up SCC response to data center needs, resident concerns →Golden to MarsSep 19, 2025Loudoun NowRock Ridge Student Newsroom Explores the Transmission Line Controversy →Golden to MarsSep 18, 2025NBC4 WashingtonResidents fight power line project in Ashburn →Golden to MarsSep 18, 2025Loudoun NowCommunity Prepares for SCC Hearing on Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsSep 17, 2025Loudoun NowSubramanyam Joins Calls for Underground Golden to Mars Line →Golden to MarsSep 5, 2025PatchAs New Transmission Line Project Hearings Approach, County Urges Participation →Golden to MarsSep 5, 2025FOX 5 DCVA residents push back on Dominion Energy's power line proposal →Golden to MarsSep 4, 2025Inside Climate NewsDominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia →Sep 4, 2025Virginia MercuryNoVa lawmakers urge SCC to find new options for transmission lines that would cut Ashburn community →Golden to MarsAug 27, 2025Loudoun NowFull letter from Delegates JJ Singh (D-26) and Marty Martinez (D-29) and Sen. Kannan Srinivasan (D-32) to the SCC →Golden to MarsAug 25, 2025Loudoun NowSingh, Martinez, Srinivasan Call for Undergrounding of Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsAug 25, 2025Loudoun Times-MirrorLoudoun Valley Estates couple says power lines project will spoil their quality of life — and more →Golden to MarsAug 25, 2025Bay JournalNew power line for data centers could impact private land in Virginia →Golden to MarsAug 19, 2025NBC4 WashingtonResidents fight Dominion transmission line project in Ashburn →Golden to MarsAug 19, 2025InsideNoVaLoudoun neighbors fight proposed Dominion transmission lines for Ashburn's Data Center Alley →Golden to MarsAug 17, 2025Virginia MercuryLoudoun County neighbors fight proposed Dominion transmission lines for Data Center Alley →Golden to MarsAug 14, 202524 heures · PaywalledCentres de données: Une ville américaine paie le prix de l’IA →Aug 12, 2025Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledSchool Board to participate in state hearings on electrical lines project →Golden to MarsAug 12, 2025Patch'Setting Precedents': Ashburn Neighbors Fight New Power Line Route Proposal →Golden to MarsAug 11, 2025PatchPower Line Ruling Appealed By Loudoun County, Another Project To Get Hearings →Golden Substation · Golden to MarsAug 5, 2025Loudoun NowSupervisors Continue Work on Data Center Regulations →Jul 30, 2025Loudoun NowHOAs Ask School Board to Continue Power Line Opposition →Golden to MarsJul 25, 2025Loudoun NowSupervisors Narrowly Approve Data Center Near Leesburg →Jul 16, 2025Loudoun NowCounty Staff to Push for Lower Data Center Taxes to Balance Revenues →Jul 10, 2025Loudoun NowDominion Proposes New Route for Golden to Mars Power Line →Golden to MarsJun 9, 2025Loudoun NowDominion Prepares Next Transmission Line Project – Morrisville to Wishing Star →Morrisville to Wishing StarMay 27, 2025Loudoun Now'First of its Kind' Substation Considered by Supervisors →May 15, 2025Cardinal NewsYoungkin vetoes bill to require site assessments for data centers →May 6, 2025Data Center DynamicsVirginia Governor vetoes bipartisan data center oversight bill →May 6, 2025Loudoun NowLeesburg Area Data Center Fails to Earn Board Support →May 6, 2025WTOPVirginia data center reform bill vetoed by Gov. Youngkin →May 4, 2025Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors to Reevaluate Scope of Next Data Center Regulation Changes →Apr 18, 2025Cardinal NewsEnergy demand will outstrip supply in Virginia as data centers proliferate →Apr 11, 2025Blue Ridge LeaderLoudoun Board of Supervisors passes data center zoning amendments →GrandfatheringApr 2, 2025Loudoun NowEditorial: A New Approach →Golden to MarsMar 27, 2025Data Center DynamicsOfficials in Loudoun County, Virginia, axe by-right data centers →GrandfatheringMar 26, 2025Loudoun NowSchool Board Calls for Underground Power Line Options →Golden to MarsMar 26, 2025Loudoun NowBy-Right Data Centers Eliminated in Loudoun, Existing Applications Grandfathered →GrandfatheringMar 19, 2025Loudoun NowResidents Push Supervisors to Rescind Power Line Route Recommendation →Golden to MarsMar 19, 2025Virginia BusinessLoudoun County supervisors shake up data center regulations →GrandfatheringMar 19, 2025Loudoun NowSchool Board Torn Over Power Line Proximity Decision →Golden to MarsMar 13, 2025Loudoun NowPush For Underground Power Lines Continue →Golden Substation · Golden to MarsMar 12, 2025Loudoun NowLoudoun Delegation Reflects on General Assembly Session, Looks to Next Year →Mar 11, 2025Cardinal NewsA bipartisan group of General Assembly members introduced about 20 bills to deal with data centers. Only 4 survived. →Mar 7, 2025Loudoun NowBoard Favors Grandfathering Data Center Resolution →GrandfatheringMar 4, 2025Loudoun NowPJM Approves Loudoun's First 765kV Transmission Line →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineFeb 28, 2025RTO InsiderPJM Board Approves $6B in Grid Upgrades →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineFeb 27, 2025Blue Ridge LeaderSupervisors vote to move forward with data center zoning changes →Feb 26, 2025Loudoun Now300 MW Data Center Approved South of Leesburg →Feb 20, 2025Data Center FrontierThe Future of Property Values and Power in Virginia's Loudoun County and 'Data Center Alley' →Feb 14, 2025Virginia BusinessLoudoun County advances changes to data center regulations →Feb 13, 2025Loudoun NowSCC Approves Aspen to Golden Power Line, Denies Underground Proposal →Golden SubstationFeb 7, 2025Loudoun NowData Center, Rural Uses Continue to Top County's Planning and Zoning Priorities →Jan 28, 2025Loudoun NowDominion Energy Prepares for Next Stage of Eastern Loudoun Power Line Loop →Golden Substation · Golden to MarsJan 17, 2025Loudoun NowPerry Leads Data Center Legislation for 2025 General Assembly Session →Jan 14, 2025Virginia MercuryAs data center boom continues, Va. legislators broach new regulations →Jan 14, 2025Blue Ridge LeaderPlanning Commission recommends denial of zoning changes →Jan 1, 2025Loudoun NowCounty Leaders Add Data Center Policy Statements to Legislative Agenda →Dec 18, 2024Data Center FrontierVirginia's Loudoun County Grapples with Future of Data Centers as New Developments Continue Statewide →Dec 17, 2024Loudoun NowCounty Planning Commission Opposes Blanket Special Exception Requirement for Data Centers →Dec 17, 2024WAMUWith rapid expansion of data center industry, Virginia's power grid faces an uncertain future →Dec 12, 2024Loudoun NowCommunity Leaders, Legislators Look to Next Steps After JLARC Data Center Report →Dec 11, 2024Loudoun Times-MirrorPlanning commission denies supervisors' request to change data center requirements →Dec 11, 2024Loudoun NowJLARC Data Center Study: Unconstrained Power Demand Will Require 150% New Generation →Dec 9, 2024Loudoun NowPlanning Commission Opposes Move to Require Special Exception Approval for Data Centers →Dec 6, 2024Loudoun NowPJM Considers 765kV Power Lines Across Northern Loudoun →Valley Link: Valley North 765 kV lineDec 3, 2024InsideNoVaVirginia environmental regulators make info on data center operations more publicly accessible →Nov 13, 2024Loudoun Times-MirrorPlanning Commission hears research on data centers of the future →Oct 30, 2024Loudoun NowCounty Planners Recommend Denial of Arcola Substation, Expanded Data Center →Oct 4, 2024Loudoun NowPlanning Commission Pushes for Longer Review of Data Center Changes →Oct 1, 2024Loudoun NowSCC Concludes Hearings on Eastern Loudoun Powerline Project →Golden SubstationSep 27, 2024Loudoun NowAspen to Golden Power Line Final Hearing Begins →Golden SubstationSep 18, 2024Loudoun NowLoudoun Residents Urge SCC to Require Underground Transmission Lines for Aspen Route →Golden SubstationSep 6, 2024Loudoun NowPower Crunch to Push Data Center Connections by 1-3 Years →Sep 4, 2024Loudoun NowLTLA Releases MARL Power Line Impact Study, NextEra to Consider Alternate Route →Dominion and NextEra mergerJul 5, 2024Patch2 Data Center Applications Head To Loudoun Board Of Supervisors, Staff Recommend Denial →Jul 2, 2024Loudoun Now‘New Paradigm’ Turner Calls for New Methods, Community Collaboration to Address Power Constraints →Jun 24, 2024Loudoun NowData Centers Eyed for Commanders' Training Center Land →Jun 18, 2024WTOP News (from InsideNoVa)Commanders file plans to turn Loudoun County practice facility into data centers — but no time soon →Jun 18, 2024Virginia MercuryVirginia Explained: Data center expansion, with all its challenges and benefits →May 28, 2024Loudoun NowSmaller Belmont Innovation Data Center Campus Approved →Apr 11, 2024Loudoun NowLoudoun Supervisors to Push for Underground Power Lines in New Dominion Project →Golden SubstationApr 4, 2024Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledBelmont Innovation Campus vote - for print →Mar 22, 2024Loudoun Times-Mirror · PaywalledIn landmark vote, Board of Supervisors rejects Belmont Innovation data center proposal →Mar 20, 2024Loudoun Now‘Tipping Point’: Loudoun Supervisors Reject Plan for Larger Data Center Campus →Mar 14, 2024Loudoun NowSupervisors Begin Overhaul of Data Center Development Rules →Feb 7, 2024Loudoun NowConcern Grows Over Data Centers, Power Lines in Loudoun →Jan 23, 2024