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NOVEC raises power rates as data center demand grows

Plus, Link Wray's highway marker gets a Nov. 21 unveiling in Fredericksburg.

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NOVEC

, an electric cooperative in the heart of the Northern Virginia data center industry, is raising its rates for purchasing power. It cites rising demand from data centers and other large-load customers, plus higher equipment prices because of inflation. Fredericksburg.com

Stafford

Stafford got a glimpse Thursday of projected data center tax revenues. The county approved its sixth data center project last month, after questions about how much revenue it would really bring in. Fredericksburg.com

Link Wray

A highway marker for musician will be unveiled and dedicated Nov. 21. Fredericksburg's public works department installed it in late October, still under wraps, at Fall Hill Avenue and Emancipation Highway. Fredericksburg Free Press

The Link Wray marker goes from a promise to a dedication

  1. Sept. 2024Chris Williams promises Beth Wray Webb a marker for her father.
  2. Sept. 28Williams tells Webb the marker is really going to happen.
  3. Late Oct.Public works installs the covered marker at Fall Hill Avenue and Emancipation Highway.
  4. Nov. 21The marker will be unveiled and dedicated.

Source: Fredericksburg Free Press

Football

Brooke Point (9-1) beat Stafford 37-7 on Friday night. Running back Jaelyn Cox, who is committed to Georgetown, opened the scoring with a 64-yard touchdown. Fredericksburg Free Press

Volleyball

Massaponax advanced to states for the first time since 2022. Senior middle blocker Sierra Beaver landed the clinching kill in the fifth set of Thursday's Region 5D semifinal against Potomac Falls. Fredericksburg.com

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  1. Tues., Nov. 10I-95 lane closures this week, plus a Link Wray highway marker
  2. Mon., Nov. 9Massaponax plays for the Region 5D title Tuesday night
  3. Sat., Nov. 7Stafford leaves Cannon Ridge park out of plan; UMW starts title chase
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NOVEC raises power rates as data center demand grows

Plus, Link Wray's highway marker gets a Nov. 21 unveiling in Fredericksburg.

The TLDR

  1. NOVEC raises rates as data centers drive demand
  2. Stafford gets a look at data center tax revenue
  3. Link Wray marker will be dedicated Nov. 21
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