Prince William County cuts its by-right data center zone by two-thirds, a week after Loudoun paused new applications
Prince William County shrank its data center overlay district from 9,700 to 3,500 acres, giving developers 90 days before the new rules apply. On Sept 18, Loudoun County supervisors voted 7-1 for an immediate 12-month moratorium on new data center applications, with a formal resolution due Oct 20.
Why it matters
The world's largest data center market just got much harder to enter, pushing new capacity toward other regions.
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