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‘We’ve been screwed’: A wealthy county is overrun with data centers

October 8, 2026/

Loudoun County, Virginia, became the world’s data center capital and became flush with tax dollars that helped cut residents’ taxes and improved schools. Now the county is hitting the pause button.

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