Prince William Planning Commission rejects power station plan tied to data center expansion

The Prince William County Planning Commission voted down a proposal to build a 300-megawatt power substation in Bristow, Virginia that was intended to support expanding data center operations in the area. Local residents have raised concerns about the health impacts, noise, and strain on the power grid from existing data centers linked to tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Meanwhile, the Virginia Senate recently voted to end a nearly $2 billion tax break for data centers in the state, which industry groups warn could slow data center construction statewide.