Greene County

PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.

2023 Highlights: A Holistic Approach to Conservation

Posted on November 20, 2023December 14, 2023 by PEC

PEC works to protect and restore the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, while building stronger, more sustainable communities. The following highlights reflect our work in 2023.

Cville Area Land Use Update: Week Ahead for November 13, 2023

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Sean Tubbs

Burn bans on agenda in Nelson, Greene; Charlottesville PC holding public hearings on three rezonings

Help choose our photo contest winners

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by Hugh Kenny

Here are the 2023 PEC Photo Contest finalists. Take a look and vote for your favorites now!

Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of October 16, 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Sean Tubbs

Albemarle Supervisors to consider loan program for affordable housing; Charlottesville City Council to get briefing on decarbonization

Data Centers, Surging Power Demand Take Center Stage

Posted on September 28, 2023October 13, 2023 by Julie Bolthouse

The size, scale, and speed at which applications for data center projects are coming in and being approved is astounding.

Just this month, massive proposals moved forward in Culpeper, Louisa, and King George counties, with more being reviewed in Caroline and Stafford counties. Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax, and Fauquier counties all have multiple active proposals for hyperscale data centers, which can demand hundreds of megawatts of power per campus. As an example, the data center campus just approved in King George County could total more than 1,200 MW alone.