Utilities and Infrastructure

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (263+ words) The cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach this week urged residents and businesses to reduce nonessential water use despite recent rain, saying their water reserves are low amid ongoing drought conditions. Norfolk’s Department of Utilities has moved the city to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (580+ words) A massive new transmission line planned for Virginia would run farther through Buckingham County than any other county in the state — even though Buckingham has no data center built or proposed. That disconnect is raising difficult questions about who benefits,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — At least 3,500 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Norfolk Sunday, the latest in a series of outages to impact parts of the city in recent days. Outages were also reported in parts of downtown Norfolk, the NEON…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia earned an overall C for its infrastructure in a new report, with energy, schools and wastewater among the lowest-rated areas despite billions of dollars in recent state and federal investment. The American Society of Civil Engineers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (770+ words) Heavy rainfall Saturday caused a Norfolk pump station to exceed capacity, according to city officials, and the downpour left downtown streets flooded and cars stranded in parking decks. For many waterlogged Norfolk residents, the storm felt like a repeat of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (598+ words) Virginia's booming data center buildout has intensified a fight over who should fund the power infrastructure needed to support it. For households, the answer could show up as higher monthly electric bills. Gov. Abigail Spanberger says data centers should cover…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (158+ words) "We've had four years of a freight recession that I personally predicted would be over four times," Elkins said. "There's a fair amount of people who have been trained now to think that things are just down." Norfolk Southern's industrial…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (539+ words) State regulators in Virginia are rethinking who should absorb the cost of the major transmission buildout needed as data centers push electricity demand higher. As Virginia Mercury reported, a new order could place a larger share of those expenses on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1191+ words) A new state report finds groundwater resources are heading toward unsustainable levels in the eastern part of Virginia, including Hampton Roads, raising concerns for increased saltwater intrusion in drinking wells and the stability of aquifer recharge projects. Virginia’s coastal plain…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (387+ words) Virginia's fast-growing data center industry is hitting a notable roadblock: the electric system cannot deliver new power as quickly as many projects want. Because a grid hookup can take years, some developers are looking at generating electricity on-site instead so…...