Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, July 7, 2026
Approves Barrister Substation (LEGI 2025-0010), 8-1
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…
- 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)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsBarrister Substation
Approved 8-1Free 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…
Key Decisions (6)
Consent Agenda Approval (July 7, 2026)
Electrical Substation White Paper Presentation
Secondary Road Six-Year Plan FY2027-FY2032
Agrivoltaics White Paper (BMI Briskman/Croney)
Aspen Substation (LEGI 2024-0038)
Barrister Substation (LEGI 2025-0010)
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)
On the record: 2 chairs, 13 board members, 3 staff members, 3 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded vote*LEGI-2024-0038, Aspen Substation: SPEX-2024-0054, SPEX-2024-0055, & SPEX-2025-0026… entitlement
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