141. They Want a 185-Foot Tower in Her Backyard | Vicky Hu & Theresa Ghiorzi | The Feds

<p> <em>They told her a 185-foot tower was going in her backyard — after the school next door refused to host it.</em></p><p>In this episode, Stephanie Weidle speaks with<strong>Vicki Hu, a Loudoun County homeowner fighting to keep her property</strong>, and <strong>Teresa Ghiorzi, a software engineer and community advocate</strong>, about the eminent domain fight behind Northern Virginia&#39;s data center boom.</p><p>The conversation explores how transmission lines built to power private data centers get classified as &quot;public use,&quot; why Loudoun approved hundreds of data centers with no plan to power them, and what happens to a homeowner who says no.</p><p>We also discuss: </p><p>03:29 — Kelo and the &quot;Public Use&quot; Loophole</p><p>07:07 — How Loudoun Became Data Center Alley</p><p>12:20 — The 185-Foot Pole</p><p>15:02 — Vicky&#39;s Phone Call: June 13, 2025</p><p>20:23 — Eminent Domain </p><p>27:03 — 14.2 Gigawatts: More Power Than New York City</p><p>32:37 — The Line That Would Have Been Enough</p><p>37:52 — Undergrounding Is Possible: Follow the Money</p><p>42:38 — Everything You Can No Longer Build</p><p>46:04 — The Multi-State Pushback</p><p><strong>Learn more and get involved:</strong><a href="https://stopmarlvirginia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><u>https://stopmarlvirginia.com</u></a></p><p><strong>Ground Water Study:</strong><a href="https://loudouncoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Assessment-of-Groundwater-Supply-in-Loudoun-County_09_15_2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><u>https://loudouncoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Assessment-of-Groundwater-Supply-in-Loudoun-County_09_15_2025.pdf</u></a></p><p>Support Vicki’s case:<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-vicky-save-her-backyard-from-185foot-power-towers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-vicky-save-her-backyard-from-185foot-power-towers</u></a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>🎧 Listen to</strong><em><strong> The Feds</strong></em><strong> on </strong><a href="https://jameserdman.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><u><strong>Substack</strong></u></a><strong> &amp; all other platforms:</strong><a href="https://taplink.cc/fedsforfreedom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><u><strong> </strong></u></a><a href="https://taplink.cc/fedsforfreedom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><u><strong>ht