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Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, July 7, 2026

Approves Barrister Substation (LEGI 2025-0010), 8-1

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What happened

Loudoun County approved the Aspen substation (LEGI 2024-0038) on an 8-1 vote and the Barrister substation (LEGI 2025-0010) on an 8-1 vote, both distribution/reliability infrastructure serving the regional grid and data centers, with Supervisor Briskman dissenting on Aspen and Cha…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Loudoun County, VA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 7, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 8-1

Projects in this meeting (1)

Barrister Substation

Approved 8-1
3 conditions of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 6

Consent Agenda Approval (July 7, 2026)

Approved consent agenda including Affordable Dwelling Unit Advisory Board 2026 Annual Report, Housing Advisory Board 2026 Annual Report, Housing Choice Voucher Resident Advisory Board 2026 Annual Report, National Resources Strategy, Appointments and Confirmations, and Ministry of Finance Report. Passed 7-0-2 with Saenz and Kirchner absent.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

Loudoun County approved the Aspen substation (LEGI 2024-0038) on an 8-1 vote and the Barrister substation (LEGI 2025-0010) on an 8-1 vote, both distribution/reliability infrastructure serving the regional grid and data centers, with Supervisor Briskman dissenting on Aspen and Cha…

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

Consent Agenda Approval (July 7, 2026)

Vote: 7-0-2
Other

Electrical Substation White Paper Presentation

Approved

Secondary Road Six-Year Plan FY2027-FY2032

Vote: 9-0
Approved

Agrivoltaics White Paper (BMI Briskman/Croney)

Vote: 8-1Conditions attached
Approved

Aspen Substation (LEGI 2024-0038)

Vote: 8-1Conditions attached
Approved

Barrister Substation (LEGI 2025-0010)

Vote: 8-1Conditions attached

Development Activity (3)

Aspen Substation

Infrastructure

Barrister Substation

Infrastructure

Dulles-Berry Data Center

Commercial

Market Signals (6)

Infrastructure

Loudoun County has approximately 95 existing and proposed substations with…

Commercial Demand

Approximately 40 data centers are grandfathered in the by-right pipeline…

Infrastructure

An eight-year wait for power from Dominion Energy is driving…

Who Spoke (36)

Chair · 2Board Member · 13Staff · 3Witness · 3Public · 5

On the record: 2 chairs, 13 board members, 3 staff members, 3 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

*LEGI-2025-0010, Barrister Substation: SPEX-2025-0021 & SPEX-2025-0023 (Sterling) Staff… entitlement

Approved 8-1Not forecast
freeApproved 8-1moved by Saenz3 conditions of approval
3 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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*LEGI-2024-0038, Aspen Substation: SPEX-2024-0054, SPEX-2024-0055, & SPEX-2025-0026… entitlement

Approved 8-1Not forecast
freeApproved 8-1moved by Umstead2 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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