This week’s Zoning In explores the evolving landscape of data center growth and regulation. Oregon, OH, approved a $17.3M land sale for a potential data center, promising economic gains, while Arizona and Virginia grapple with grid reliability challenges from rising energy demands, exploring new interconnection tariffs and renewable investments. Shenandoah County, VA, is weighing data center opportunities against infrastructure and environmental concerns, and Loudoun County continues to push back on projects combining data centers with […]
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Zoning In
This week’s Zoning In covers recent key developments and controversies shaping the data center industry. From AEP Ohio’s agreement on interconnection rules to Bain’s study on data centers’ impact on electricity demand—it is projected to drive a 1% rise in customer bills through 2032. In Virginia, a professor’s investigation into NDAs with localities highlights the tension between development and public transparency. At the same time, Foreign Policy’s exploration of AI infrastructure showcases the geopolitical stakes […]
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Dominion Energy’s Long-Term Investment in Natural Gas Sparks Environmental Concerns in Virginia Dominion Energy recently released its 2024 integrated resource plan, which details its energy strategy through 2039. The plan underscores Dominion’s significant investments in natural gas infrastructure to meet rising energy demands while committing to clean energy projects like solar, offshore wind, and energy storage. Environmentalists, however, are critical of the company’s continued reliance on fossil fuels, especially in light of climate change and […]
Zoning In
Data Center Challenges and Community Relations October 15, 2024 We’re excited to introduce a new addition to our content lineup: “Zoning In.” This weekly series informs the data center ecosystem of the latest local data center regulations and challenges in community relations nationwide. As data centers continue to garner mainstream coverage and residents deploy more sophisticated tactics and better organizing, these weekly updates will spotlight critical trends and challenges data centers encounter in different communities […]
Adam Waitkunas Discusses How New Fairfax County, Virginia Data Center Regulations Underscore the Crucial Role of Community Relations in The Data Center Ecosystem
Adam Waitkunas Data centers have become an indispensable part of the digital economy in recent years, powering everything from cloud computing to artificial intelligence. However, with their rapid expansion comes increasing scrutiny, especially in residential and suburban areas. This tension between technological advancement and community impact is no better exemplified than in the recent data center regulations introduced in Fairfax County, VA. These new regulations should be a wake-up call for the industry: If data […]
Commercial Property Executive Covers Stream Data Centers $400M Campus Groundbreaking
Our client, Stream Data Centers recently broke ground on its new data center campus in San Antonio, TX. At full build-out, the new data center campus will have up to five AI-ready buildings and 1.5 million square feet of space supporting up to 200 MW of IT capacity. The first 300,000-square-foot building is slated to be ready for occupancy in the second quarter of 2025. Read the full article at Commercial Property Executive. Data Center Public Relations […]
Milldam’s President Joins The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to Discuss Data Center Community Relations and Engagement
Our President, Adam Waitkunas, was recently a guest on The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to discuss data center community relations and tactics that data center developers can leverage to strengthen their relationships with local communities throughout North America. The discussion also focused on Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, which designs tailor-made community relations campaigns that utilize support at the local level. Check out the Episode to hear Adam’s conversation with Matt Vincent and David […]
Data Specialties Publishes Byline Article in Mission Critical Magazine.
We recently worked with our client, Data Specialties and their partner, itty bit Better on a sustainability byline for Mission Critical Magazine. The byline takes a renewed look at data center sustainability through the lens of the energy pyramid, which consists of conservation, energy efficiency, demand management, and renewable energy in ascending order (from the bottom up). Check out the full article in the February issue of Mission Critical Magazine
Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations
Milldam’s president, Adam Waitkunas, recently spoke to Bisnow’s Dan Rabb about the data center industry’s continued challenges with community relations. He also discussed Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, helping data center developers seamlessly navigate community engagement across North America. You can read the full article here.
Let’s Meet at PTC
Milldam’s President, Adam Waitkunas, will attend PTC’24 January 21-24 in Honolulu. This event brings together key players and influencers from the data center and telecom sectors, providing an ideal platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and business development. Feel free to reach out to Adam if you would like to meet to discuss Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations service and any PR and content development needs you may have.See you in Hawaii!








