GridFreeze · County Watch

The issue of June 19, 2026

What moved on the public record between June 12 and June 19, 2026: 12 matters across 9 jurisdictions.

Data refreshed Aug 21, 2026 · issue published June 19, 2026

Matters

Governance

MW requested

2,268

Governance & policy

Governance / standards · Loudoun County, VA

Worth a look

At the Board Business Meeting on March 18, 2025, the Board adopted (7-2: Kershner and Umstattd opposed) Phase 1 and the Grandfathering Resolution (5-4: Briskman, Glass, TeKrony, and Turner opposed).

Detected Jun 17, 2026 · case 267140

What changed: Standards / approval adopted in Loudoun County · BOS Jul 28 2025 - Data Center Standards Phase 2, Jul 28, 2025 · case 267140
Why now: Adopted standards reshape what's buildable in the jurisdiction.

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▸ 1 earlier update for this matter

Rezoning / zoning · The purpose of this item is to seek input from the Transportation and Land Use Committee (TLUC) on the proposed scope outlined in the Project Plan for Phase 2 of the Data Center Standards and Locations Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM)-2025-0001 and Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOAM)-2025-0001 (Phase 2).

Load pipeline

Load request · Prince William County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Mudel in Prince William County, VA (300.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2026-0025

What changed: Data-center load request · 300 MW · Need stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Henrico County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Stockholm in Henrico County, VA (300.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2024-0049

What changed: Data-center load request · 300 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · King George County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Simms in King George County, VA (296.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2026-0015

What changed: Data-center load request · 296 MW · Need stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Louisa County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Guss in Louisa County, VA (259.6 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2026-0010

What changed: Data-center load request · 259.6 MW · Need stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Spotsylvania County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Emy in Spotsylvania County, VA (212.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2025-0051

What changed: Data-center load request · 212 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Caroline County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Mudd Tavern in Caroline County, VA (300.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2025-0032

What changed: Data-center load request · 300 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Spotsylvania County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Cosner in Spotsylvania County, VA (300.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2025-0083

What changed: Data-center load request · 300 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Loudoun County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Auto World in Loudoun County, VA (100.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2023-0031

What changed: Data-center load request · 100 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Loudoun County, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: Firehouse in Loudoun County, VA (100.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2024-0016

What changed: Data-center load request · 100 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Load request · Petersburg, VA

Worth a look

New data-center load request: James Hill in Petersburg, VA (100.0 MW).

Detected Jun 16, 2026 · case DOM-2024-0036

What changed: Data-center load request · 100 MW · Solution stage
Why now: Power and cooling vendors typically engage within 90 days of a new data-center load request.

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Grid context

Generation and storage tied to data-center operators. Supply-side corroboration, not data-center load.

Grid generation - context · Travis County, TX

Grid context — not data-center load

New generation queue entry: Battery Energy Storage (Giga Texas Energy, LLC) in Travis County, TX (133.0 MW).

Detected Jun 19, 2026 · queue 25INR0688

What changed: Grid generation (ISO queue) · Battery Energy Storage · 133 MW · queue 25INR0688
Why now: Grid context only - a generation/storage project in the ISO queue, not a data-center load.

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