A proposed 12‑month halt on new data center projects is advancing in Loudoun County, with supervisors voting overnight to move the measure forward and set up a final vote next month. The pause would stop the county from accepting new data center applications for one year.
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Northern Virginia has been leading the nation’s AI‑driven data center boom, but one county may now be looking to take a page out of Maryland’s book. More than one Maryland county has voted to pass a data center moratorium.
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday night to put a pause on new data center development. The vote directs board staff to draft a resolution that would pause data center applications for 12 months.
A proposed 12‑month halt on new data center projects is advancing in Loudoun County, with supervisors voting overnight to move the measure forward and set up a final vote next month. The pause would stop the county from accepting new data center applications for one year.
A Virginia county that boasts the highest concentration of data centers in the country moved to pause new developments for one year, beginning Tuesday. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors authorized its staff to draft a resolution that would pause data center applications for 12 months.
