Loudoun electrical-infrastructure group begins planning discussions

Loudoun Forward section: Infrastructure
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A Loudoun County working group has begun discussing electrical-infrastructure plans for the next five to seven years. The group was commissioned by the Board of Supervisors and is examining subjects that include future substations, infrastructure buildout, design and community engagement.

The Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission received an update during a joint meeting on June 30, 2026. At that point, the group had met four times during its first month. County staff reported that more than 40 people had participated across those meetings.

Participants include county subject-matter experts, representatives of the data-center industry, Dominion Energy, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, homeowners associations and community organizations. Some members of the Board and their staff also participated. The County Attorney is facilitating the process.

The county identified discussion topics that include countywide electrical needs; the function, location and visual design of substations; planning connected to the Aspen, Golden, Barrister and Deimos substations; grid reliability; and public communications. The group is expected to continue meeting and reporting to the Board and Planning Commission.

The working group does not make decisions that belong to the Board of Supervisors. Loudoun states that any Board decision concerning these subjects will be made through the county’s normal public-meeting process. The meetings therefore document planning and stakeholder discussion, not the approval of a route, facility, construction schedule, budget or capacity outcome.

Businesses, property owners and community organizations following data-center development or utility projects should maintain that distinction when using the county’s update. The announcement confirms the participants, the planning horizon and the issues under discussion. It does not establish consensus or commit either utility to a particular project.

The county says future public-participation opportunities will be promoted through Dominion Energy and county-led meetings. The timing and subject of those opportunities should be confirmed from later notices.

Future county and utility notices will be needed to verify any project-specific proposal, public-participation opportunity or formal decision.

Verified reference sources

• Loudoun County — Electrical Infrastructure Working Group Update

Sources verified July 22, 2026.