Northern Virginia is ranked the world鈥檚 largest data center market, and local officials are looking to improve the public鈥檚 access to development information.
Officials in Prince William County, which currently , have unveiled an interactive map to do just that.
The 聽allows residents, property owners, county staff and other stakeholders to track data center projects at various stages of development. It tracks everything from pending land use applications to projects under construction and completed facilities. Users can also see the locations of substations and high-voltage transmission lines using the map.
But not everyone is excited about the roll out. Executive Director for the Elena Schlossberg said that while she appreciates the map showing where the majority of the industrialization is happening, it doesn鈥檛 tell the whole story.
鈥淚 don’t think it does an appropriate environmental impact,鈥� Schlossberg said. 鈥淚’m looking at it now and I can’t see all the streams. I can’t see all the watersheds.鈥�
Schlossberg said the map doesn鈥檛 include certain substations and lacks information on plans for up to seven new transmission lines through the western end of the county. One main element also not included on the map is the amount of diesel generators and diesel generator permits on each data center campus.
Those diesel generators, Schlossberg said, are put in place to provide backup power to the centers in case of emergencies. But they often produce significant .
鈥淲e have 21st Century technology that is supposed to cure cancer, but it’s running on 19th century diesel fuel. Is this for real, or am I in some kind of nightmare,鈥� Schlossberg said.
She said if you鈥檙e looking to research data center development in the county, the Gainesville District Supervisor’s website provides a 聽of the Prince William Digital Gateway, a massive data center campus development project.
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