The tech giant paid $14 million for 312 acres in a county industrial park and will contribute another $4 million toward community projects. It did not provide a timeline for the project or say how large the data center would be.
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Youngkin vetoes bill to require site assessments for data centers
The bill would have mandated examining sound volume within 500 feet of schools and residences, along with measuring potential effects on ground and surface water, agriculture resources, parks, registered historic sites and forest land on or around proposed facilities.
Posted inEconomy
Pittsylvania rejects data center project that has dominated county conversation for 6 months
The board also denied Balico’s last-minute request to withdraw its rezoning application without penalty, which would have let the company resubmit another plan at any time.
Posted inEconomy
Company official says Microporous on schedule in Pittsylvania after questions about federal funding
A January executive order froze federal funds to some energy-related projects, but Microporous still expects to receive $100 million in federal funding.
Posted inEconomy
Balico withdraws data center proposal for Pittsylvania after months of resident pushback and vote postponements
The company said it is considering other options for the 750-acre property, including a residential development. An eventual data center project is not completely off the table, according to a statement.
Posted inRedbird
A grassroots fight against data centers builds in rural Pittsylvania County
Residents fear that the cultural fabric of their rural community would be forever changed by the arrival of massive data center projects.
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Energy demand will outstrip supply in Virginia as data centers proliferate
Data center-driven demand is expected to double in a decade and continue rising. Experts are raising the alarm.
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Data centers can bring high-paying jobs and millions in tax revenue. Is that what Southside will get?
As the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors prepares to vote on the county’s second data center proposal, here’s a look at the tax and job benefits that other localities have seen.
Posted inRedbird
Northern Virginia has more data centers than anywhere else in the world. Here’s its advice for Southside.
Elected officials and residents in Prince William and Loudoun counties want Southside to draw on their experience with the data center industry.
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Data centers are changing the landscape. Here’s how they may affect rural Virginia.
Opponents say data centers are uniquely harmful to their surroundings because of their massive scale, while backers contend that they’re no different from other large developments.
