On Oct. 23, The Piedmont Environmental Council hosted a community meeting in Upperville, Va. on data centers and associated energy infrastructure. The presentation was given by PEC’s President Chris Miller and followed by a Q&A period with PEC staff and leaders from Citizens for Fauquier County, Protect Fauquier and The Coalition to Protect Prince William County. Chris Miller’s presentation is available to view and download below, and sources for its various slides are linked below.
Sources of information in presentation:
- PEC’s Interactive Transmission Line Map: https://www.pecva.org/transmissionmap
- PJM: https://www.pjm.com/
- Slide 20: https://www.vedp.org/industry/data-centers
- Slide 29: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/hidden-costs-ai-impending-energy-and-resource-strain
- Slide 30: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/2021/SD17
- Slide 37: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/05/03/dominion-projects-new-gas-plants-advanced-nuclear-will-be-needed-to-meet-soaring-demand/
- Slide 38: https://cdn-dominionenergy-prd-001.azureedge.net/-/media/pdfs/global/company/2023-va-integrated-resource-plan.pdf
- Slide 41: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/02/02/are-virginia-ratepayers-and-residents-subsidizing-the-data-center-industry/