Re: Northern Virginia has had enough with data centers

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 9:16 AM Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
> I view throwing everything into NOVA as being lazy. Throwing so many at one place isn't good for resiliency.

there's nyc and chicago and california :) (and dallas)
but.. :)

The discussions in local news (in nova) seem to center around:
  "but the noise!"
  "but the beautiful scenery!"
  "but the water poisoning!!"

there were, apparently, some actual problems with how
prince-william-county did their re-zoning work...
like, I think, one of the administration folks 'had a ton of money
tied up in DC company stock...' (that person may have recused
themselves, but)

If you peel back the layers a bunch of it actually looks pretty
horrible for the people protesting:
  "NIMBY problems"
  "Our 'heritage'"

i'm sure it'll work out in the end, but ... gonna be fun to watch.

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> From: "Sean Donelan" <sean () donelan com>
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2023 3:02:20 PM
> Subject: Northern Virginia has had enough with data centers
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> Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia
> By MATTHEW BARAKAT
> https://apnews.com/article/virginia-election-data-centers-prince-william-229cb44d34ccf4bd1cc4e9f0d0131649
>
> FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The tech industry’s drive to dot the Virginia
> landscape with data centers may have hit a glitch this week in Prince
> William County.
>
> [...]
> The plan, called the Prince William Digital Gateway, prompted one of the
> region’s biggest land-use disputes in decades. It was approved despite
> vocal opposition from residents concerned that the data centers are noisy,
> ugly, and consume massive amounts of electricity that require the addition
> of high-voltage transmission lines.
>
> [...]
> Josh Levi, president of the Data Center Coalition, an industry trade
> group, said that data centers can make a compelling argument to local
> officials about the tax benefits that accrue from hosting data centers.
>
> “The industry prioritizes maintaining an open, active, and collaborative
> dialogue with elected officials and candidates for office, their
> constituents, and other community stakeholders,” he said in a statement.
>
> [...]