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Fauquier supervisors preview rezoning changes at Remington Technology Park, including temporary gas turbine yard and larger proffers
Summary
At a work session, staff and supervisors discussed a proposed amendment to the Remington Technology Park rezoning that would allow a private gas turbine yard to supply interim power, increase parks contributions from $6M to $10M, and add noise, emissions and decommissioning proffers. Commissioners pressed for clearer timelines, emissions data and public-safety plans before the public hearing next month.
Miss Shellenberger, a county planner presenting the proposal, told the board the Remington Technology Park site is just under 234 acres and that the rezoning amendment would update the approved concept plan and proffers for future data-center development.
Shelllenberger said the revised concept keeps the previously approved 1.8 million square feet cap and 45-foot height limit but raises the projected maximum electrical load to 600 megawatts and adds an on-site gas turbine equipment yard to provide supplemental power “until Dominion can deliver all the power for the project.” She outlined proffered limits for the turbine yard including a 4.5-acre maximum, a 200-foot minimum setback from all property lines and an emissions cap for the turbines of no more than 100 tons of NOx per year.
Commissioners asked technical and community-impact questions throughout the lengthy presentation and Q&A. One asked what the…
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