The debate of the data center development boom in the DMV | FOX 5 DC

Virginia has the highest concentration of data centers in the country, and with the debate over development in Prince William Country, many are wondering: Is my neighborhood next?
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[@ShimonYaqulu]

No one is VA is even qualified for a data center job. They’re getting outsourced.

[@godfireace]

Will Northern Virginia become the new silicon valley? the sudden creations of these new tech and data centers sounds exactly how silicon valley first started.

[@antn8387]

Build more! Data Center management and upkeep is a great career for folks!

[@zcorpalpha2462]

Skippy, they want to build on a history battlefield
Not Happening

[@YTSD]

I was looking at so many exhaust fans in the roof. I imagine is to remove heat! So that means lots of machines sucking lots of electricity. Where all that heat goes? That heat is also adding more heat to global warming!

[@joshb2093]

If data centers will be in my backyard, that means all I’ll need to do is walk across my backyard for a job