# Organized opposition halts $100 billion Virginia data-center project

_Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 2:30 AM EDT · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

Organized opposition halted a $100 billion data-center project in Prince William County, Virginia, according to a Bloomberg summary. The project's developers were backed by two of the world's biggest private-equity companies. The account presents the campaign as a blueprint for broader US data-center backlash.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260903/p7#a260903p7)

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