Advance Morning News
It's Friday, August 1. This morning, questionnaire responses from candidates for Stafford Board of Supervisors, and Bruce Saller on the cost of data centers' power needs.
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Candidate Profiles: Stafford Board of Supervisors
By Martin Davis and Adele Uphaus
Today, we feature candidates for Stafford Board of Supervisors. The candidates’ responses to the Advance’s questionnaire are linked below and at the landing page.
Michael Catell (Falmouth District)
Darrell English (Hartwood District)
Kecia Evans (Falmouth District)
Monica Gary (Aquia District)
Maya Guy (Aquia District)
Marcus Oats (Hartwood District)
Barton Randall (Garrisonville District)
Kelly Robertson (Hartwood District)
Henry Scharpenberg (Aquia District)
Pamela Yeung (Garrisonville District)
See all the questionnaires
Environmental Cents: Data Center Power Costs
By Bruce Saller
Meeting data centers' power needs will require significant new generating capacity, but what is the cost impact?
Read the full story
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