Amazon buys Ashburn site, reportedly for data center
Amazon Data Services paid $427 million for the George Washington University’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Loudoun County. The 122-acre property’s assessed value was $107.3 million before the sale, per its deed. (GW Hatchet. Tip: Miles Wilson)
Increased oversight proposed for major Maryland utility projects
State Senate President Bill Ferguson is filing legislation that would force utilities to publicly justify transmission projects. The bill comes in response to a plan from Baltimore’s BGE to build an expensive transmission line. BGE says it needs to replace aging equipment, but the project is well over its initially estimated budget. (This article is behind a paywall.)…..