Virginia’s Loudoun County Board Votes to Pause New Data Center Applications

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Virginia voted 7-1 to pause accepting new data center construction applications for 12 months. The county is the world's largest data center hub with gigawatts of capacity; the pause is to assess impact on residents and revise rules.

• Vote: 7 in favor, 1 against, 1 abstained
• Moratorium lasts 12 months
• Official resolution at October 20 meeting
• Data centers already stripped of by-right zoning status