New Sterling Substation Approved: Report

ASHBURN, VA – Loudoun County has approved the long-delayed Golden substation, according to a report.

Loudoun Now reports that county supervisors voted on Thursday to approve the Sterling substation, on the condition that it bring power to a nearby data center years ahead of schedule.

The substation is part of a longer transmission line route through the county, which is itself controversial. County groups are fighting a proposed transmission line route connecting Golden to other substations.

Dominion Energy argues that the new infrastructure is required to support the county grid. Many residents and data center opponents argue that their neighborhoods and properties are being compromised to serve power-hungry data centers.

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