Loudoun to consider data center pause, removing by-right grandfather clause

Loudoun County, the epicenter of Data Center Alley, is set to take up two amendments that would curb data center development, at least temporarily, and permanently end by-right development of the power-hungry data warehouses. Led by the county board member Juli Briskman, who is running for board chair, the amendments could pause the processing of [

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 694

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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Loudoun County, the epicenter of Data Center Alley, is set to take up two amendments that would curb data center development, at least temporarily, and permanently end by-right development of the power-hungry data warehouses.

Led by the county board member Juli Briskman, who is running for board chair, the amendments could pause the processing of all new data center applications while the county revisits its comprehensive plan’s zoning ordinances for …

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