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Loudoun County, Virginia (largest US data center hub by capacity) moves to pause new data center construction projects.

Critical capacity constraint on fastest-growing US AI infrastructure hub; signals power grid and local political limits on megacampus expansion.
Trade pressSlicast · July 28, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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Loudoun County, Virginia (largest US data center hub by capacity) moves to pause new data center construction projects.

Critical capacity constraint on fastest-growing US AI infrastructure hub; signals power grid and local political limits on megacampus expansion.

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