Loudoun County, Virginia, the epicenter of Data Center Alley, is set to take up two amendments that would curb data center development, at least temporarily, and permanently end by-right development of the power-hungry data warehouses.
The entire cryptocurrency market is worth $2.6 trillion (as of Sept. 2). This is slightly lower than the valuation of Amazon, one of the world’s most dominant businesses.
N.C. (WECT) – A proposed 12-month ban on data centers and cryptocurrency operations is heading to a public hearing Tuesday night as Whiteville officials race to regulate the heavy environmental footprints of these operations