Dominion has told state regulators the lines are necessary to bring more energy to data centers. The 165 foot towers would carry power from substations in the area to complete the “reliability loop of power” that will help energize hundreds of data centers just outside Ashburn, in so-called Data Center Alley. These are being built for the rapidly expanding data centers. So let the data center industry pay for this solution, not the families and ratepayers living under the power lines,” said Jatinder Chandok, a resident of Loudoun Valley Estates. “(Route 3) remains our preferred route, and we are hoping to begin another conversation with the Loudoun County Public Schools,” Rob Richardson with Dominion said at Thursday’s meeting.