On the agenda: Northern Virginia Regional Commission meeting — data center (Jul 23)
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RESOLUTION
Resolution No. 27-3
PATRON: Craig T. Fifer
Executive Director
DATE: July 23, 2026
AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT 2026 FUNDS FROM THE EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FOR A PEER-TO-PEER STUDY TOUR ON SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
WHEREAS, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s international work over the past 27 years
has consistently prioritized purposeful, data-driven, problem-focused and goal-oriented engagement
that has contributed to environmental, social and economic outcomes benefiting the communities of
Northern Virginia; and
WHEREAS, European Union member countries such as Germany are pioneers in the development
and operations of sustainable digital infrastructure and offer Northern Virginia multiple technical and
policy lessons concerning sustainable design, planning and management of sustainable digital
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the digital economy and data centers are vital to Northern Virginia’s economic health and
generate over $1 billion in annual revenue for the region’s local governments; and
WHEREAS, each of Northern Virginia’s largest local governments has pledged to be carbon neutral
by 2050; and
WHEREAS, Northern Virginia is uniquely positioned to serve as a national and international proving
ground for the integration of green design and planning into the digital economy; and
WHEREAS, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) has prioritized the development and
operations of sustainable digital infrastructure by integrating the design and planning of green
infrastructure, renewable energy, and district energy systems with sustainable digital infrastructure;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Northern Virginia Regional Commission authorizes the
Executive Director to accept $15,000 from Dominion Energy to support a one-week peer-to-peer
study tour to Frankfurt and Stuttgart, Germany, in 2027, to study and assess the suitability of
transferring and applying sustainable digital infrastructure policy and technical innovations to
Northern Virginia.
CERTIFICATION
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a legally
convened meeting of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission on July 23, 2026.
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CRAIG FIFER, CERTIFYING OFFICER
A regional council composed of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William counties, the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and
Manassas Park, and the towns of Dumfries, Herndon, Leesburg, and Vienna
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