Data Centers

Stories tagged Data Centers

• Va. Appeals Court Sides With Residents, Halts Massive Prince William Data Center Project
  Appeals Court Halts Major Northern Virginia Data Center Project The Virginia Court of Appeals halted a massive data center development in Prince William County
• Google’s Second Chesterfield Data Center Plan Raises Wetland Preservation Concerns
  Google Proposes Second Chesterfield Data Center Near Local Wetlands Originally reported by Cardinal News. Cardinal News Google plans to construct a second data
• New House budget strips environmental standards for data centers, creates commission instead
  Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott, flanked by Appropriations Chair Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William, and other bipartisan house members, unveiled th
• Spanberger Faces Democratic Rift Over Virginia's Rapid Data Center Growth
  Virginia’s Data Center Fight Deepens Democratic Divisions Originally reported by Virginia Mercury. Virginia Mercury Gov. Abigail Spanberger faces mounting press
• Ep 53: The Data Center Capital of the World — At What Cost?
  Send us Fan Mail The internet doesn’t live in the sky—it lives in a quiet corner of Northern Virginia, inside miles of windowless buildings that hum day and nig
• New Virginia Law Requires Independent Audit of Dominion Energy as Data Centers Stress Grid
  New State Law Mandates Review of Dominion’s Load Forecasting as Data Centers Raise Concerns Originally reported by Virginia Mercury. Virginia Mercury Gov. Abiga
• Mystery Chemicals: Why Virginia Regulators Can’t Track Data Center Water Runoff
  What’s in the Water? What We Know and Don’t Know About Data Center Water Discharge in VA State officials and environmental advocates remain uncertain about the
• Richmond Dirtwoman, Parks & Power Bills (RVA legend, energy costs, JRPS, etc) — Unscripted #037
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• What Richmond Needs to Know Before it Becomes the Next Data Center Capital
  Richmond's data center inventory grew sevenfold in the first half of 2025. The decisions being made in county boardrooms right now will shape this region for de
• Who's Trying to Change Your Mind About Data Centers?
  Virginia residents are being targeted by a coordinated campaign to influence the state's biggest budget fight — and not every piece of it identifies who's behin
• Gov. Spanberger Vows to Uphold Existing Data Center Agreements Despite Growth Concerns
  Spanberger on Data Centers: ‘I’m Not Going to Break a Contract the State Has Signed’ Gov. Abigail Spanberger committed to upholding Virginia’s existing agreemen
• Will the Midterms Move Virginia's Data Center Battles to the National Stage?
  Midterm Elections May Shift Data Center Debates to National Stage Originally reported by NPR News. NPR News Upcoming midterm elections could transform local dis
• New State Laws Bring Modest Oversight to Richmond's Booming Data Center Industry
  Originally reported by AP Virginia (Google News). AP Virginia (Google News) New state laws bring modest oversight to Richmond data centers Virginia lawmakers pa
• House Lawmakers Propose Stricter Energy and Water Standards for Data Center Tax Breaks
  House Lawmakers Propose Stricter Requirements for Data Center Tax Exemptions Originally reported by Virginia Mercury. Virginia Mercury Virginia House lawmakers
• Senator Warner Challenges Richmond AI Leaders to Map the Jobs Transition
  U.S. Sen. Mark Warner gave Richmond AI leaders 30 to 60 days to deliver a concrete career transition map for the region, warning the gap between AI job losses a
• Richmond Power Bills, Surveillance, and Corruption (data centers, Flock cams, etc) — Unscripted #038
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• Will Data Center Expansion Undercut Spanberger’s Vow to Lower Utility Bills?
  Spanberger’s Data Center Position Tests Her Affordability Message Originally reported by Virginia Mercury. Virginia Mercury Gov. Abigail Spanberger faces pressu
• Virginia House Budget Plan Targets Retail Cannabis Sales and Data Center Oversight
  Virginia House Budget Proposal Includes Cannabis Sales and Data Center Oversight Virginia House budget conferees released a spending plan June 12 that establish
• Virginia Lawmakers Introduce Federal Bills to Lower Power Bills, Secure Data Centers
  Virginia Congressmen File Energy Cost Transparency and Data Center Protection Bills Virginia members of Congress introduced federal legislation May 22 to increa
• Dominion, NextEra Team up on AI Power Needs: What it Means for Virginia's Economy
  Energy Giants Partner to Fuel Virginia Data Center Growth Originally reported by Cardinal News. Cardinal News Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy Resources annou
• As Illinois Cuts Data Center Tax Breaks, Virginia's Incentives Face Fresh Scrutiny
  Illinois Suspends Data Center Tax Breaks as Virginia Maintains Competitive Incentives Illinois officials recently moved to suspend tax incentives for data cente
• Every Alaskan Gets a Check. Every Virginian Gets a Power Bill.
  Virginia is the data center capital of the world, and the boom is now pouring into Richmond's backyard. Alaska solved this problem 50 years ago with a permanent