Newsroom

As the voice of the data center industry, DCC provides industry information and shares insights with a variety of media outlets.

Check out some of our most recent coverage below or explore our newsroom archive for past coverage.

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DATA-CENTER DEBATE

(May 9, 2024; subscriber login required) Data center projects often carry billion-dollar price tags and were once hotly coveted. But some cities and counties are putting the projects under the microscope — and even looking at bans.

‘CHANGING PARADIGM’ To stem the tide of transmission lines, Turner calls for on-site power generation for data centers

(June 26, 2024) A Loudoun County supervisor has issued a stark message for residents frustrated by the growing web of electric transmission lines across the county.

'New Paradigm’ Turner Calls for New Methods, Community Collaboration to Address Power Constraints

(June 24, 2024) As public concerns about new power infrastructure and grid constraints grow throughout the county, Supervisor Michael R. Turner (D-Ashburn) has also been watching with growing alarm.

‘It’s a Money Loser’: Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Under Fire

(May 9, 2024; subscriber login required) Lawmakers in US states that gave up hundreds of millions in revenue are having doubts about whether the incentives pay off.

Georgia Governor Vetoes Moratorium On Data Center Tax Breaks

(May 8, 2024) Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have suspended tax incentives for data centers in the state — nixing a change that could have dramatically hindered data center development in one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets.

States rethink data centers as ‘electricity hogs’ strain the grid

(April 30, 2024) Worries are rising over what data centers mean for demand, renewable energy goals.

As internet data centers multiply, efforts to control them are growing

(April 30, 2024) A backlash against internet data centers has triggered a wave of laws around the country to restrain the rapidly growing industry that uses massive amounts of energy to make cloud computing and smart technology possible.

A Better Grid: a Letter to the Editor

(April 29, 2024; subscriber login required) In a letter to the editor of The Washington Post, DCC President Josh Levi notes the data center industry is engaging with utilities, grid operators, policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders to ensure a clean, reliable, affordable, and resilient electric system that supports the digitization of our economy, the growth and onshoring of advanced manufacturing widespread vehicle and building electrification and other key aspects of our modern lives.

How Big Data Centers Are Slowing the Shift to Clean Energy

(April 29, 2024; subscriber login required) In Virginia’s data-center alley, rising power demand means more fossil fuels.

Revenue, jobs potential spurs push for data centers

(April 10, 2024) Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen states are considering or have already passed legislation to encourage data center construction, reflecting the desire to attract a booming industry that is also raising environmental concerns.

Gov. Kemp should protect jobs and economic investment in Georgia

(April 4, 2024; subscriber login required) Now that Georgia’s 2024 legislative session has adjourned, the state is faced with an important decision affecting the future of its jobs, small businesses and leadership in the 21st-century economy. 

Digital divide

(March 28, 2024; subscriber login required) Data center boom sparks opposition, regulation bids.

‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave of Data Center Legislation in Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers

(March 10, 2024) Virginia lawmakers have proposed a wave of legislation to restrict data center development across the Commonwealth, injecting new uncertainty into a market that, while remaining the world’s most important data center hub, is evolving into increasingly challenging terrain for developers. 

State’s effort to attract data centers starting to pay off

(March 1, 2024) As digital technology advances, so, too, does the demand for data centers—but until just a few years ago, Indiana was largely sitting on the sidelines while projects went to other states.

Old Dominion, new data

(February 28, 2024; subscriber login required) As available land for data centers in Loudoun County — home to Data Center Alley, the world’s largest concentration of data centers — has become scarcer and more expensive, the industry has expanded into other Northern Virginia localities and beyond.

Expert: Data center announcement could spur more technology development in Mississippi

(January 26, 2024) Amazon Web Services will occupy two Madison County locations for the historic buildout for hyperscale development centers, and a leader in the industry said Mississippi is on the right path for economic development.

How data centers became the newest growth industry in the suburbs

(January 14, 2024) When the restructured Transformco put its former Sears corporate campus in Hoffman Estates on the market two years ago, much head-scratching and debate followed over how its 273 acres and 2.4 million square feet of office space could be re-purposed in a post-pandemic economy.

Northern Virginia lawmakers aim to tighten regulatory screws on data centers from Richmond

(January 11, 2024; subscriber login required) The industry remains a darling in many ways, but acrimony toward it seems to be growing.