To cheers, Pittsylvania Co. board of supervisors reject data center

To cheers, Pittsylvania Co. board of supervisors reject data center

CHATHAM — Ending half a year of a bitter debate that divided a community, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night rejected rezoning for a proposed data center and power complex even though the company working to bring…

Pittsylvania rejects data center project that has dominated county conversation for 6 months

After six months of controversy over a data center proposal in Pittsylvania County, the board of supervisors on Tuesday voted down the developer’s application for a needed rezoning — after first voting to deny the company’s request to withdraw the application.Balico will now need to wait a full year before it can submit another proposal.The meeting drew a crowd of hundreds, sporting t-shirts and buttons and carrying signs opposing the data cente…

Pittsylvania supervisors reject data center, bringing hugs, cheers for crowd of hundreds

The vote ended half a year of a bitter debate that divided a community.

‘Rural conservation’ now with extra concrete

I’m writing to express my deep disappointment in the County Commission’s recent 3-2 vote to approve Project Peach — a sprawling data center complex on 326 acres that were previously designated for rural conservation.

Plan for Va. Data Center with 3,500 MW Gas-Fired Plant Canceled - Marcellus Drilling News

The on again, off again, on again, off again plan to build a massive data center in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, with a 3,500-megawatt gas-fired power plant is now off again, permanently. Last October, Balico applied to rezone more than 2,200 acres for a proposed campus in Pittsylvania County, Va., that would include its own massive...