Loudoun County considers ending grandfathering for 23 data center projects

The Brief

  • Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors is considering whether to reverse a decision that allowed dozens of data center projects to move forward.
  • Two supervisors are expected to introduce a resolution that would establish an expiration date for planned projects.
  • It comes after a countywide development moratorium was enacted.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. The battle over data centers in Loudoun County is entering a new phase as the Board of Supervisors considers whether to reverse a decision that allowed dozens of projects already in the pipeline to move forward despite a countywide development moratorium.

What we know:

Two supervisors are expected to introduce a resolution Tuesday that would establish an expiration date for 23 planned data center projects that were grandfathered in before the moratorium took effect.

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