SCC considers making data centers shoulder more of the cost of transmission lines
Consumer advocates have joined Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration to argue that high-load customers like data centers should pay for the ...
Tag: Energy + Environment
Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes
Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in ...
Virginia joins rooftop solar initiative to help residents trim electric bills
On Monday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced that Virginia is partnering with the nonprofit Switch Together to help bring down the ...
With a budget compromise on data centers, it’s all over but the teeth-gnashing
At last, there’s peace in the valley: after weeks of battle, the Democratic governor of Virginia and Democratic House and ...
Officials push for transparency on testing around Shoosmith Landfill
Local, state, and federal officials held a closed-door meeting on July 1 to discuss the next steps for managing Shoosmith ...
Va. Lt. Gov. Hashmi calls on regulators to extend review period for NextEra-Dominion Energy merger
In a letter sent to the State Corporation Commission this week, Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi urged the commissioners to more ...
Prince William supervisors reject Dulles Cloud South data center proposal
Prince William County supervisors voted against a rezoning proposal for the Dulles Cloud South data center project Tuesday, less than ...
Do data centers impact our physical health? Studies are few and far between.
Data centers fuel the ever-growing demand for social media, artificial intelligence and streaming services, allowing people to access a plethora ...
How Virginia became the world’s data center capital and how it’s going
Demand for internet access and electronic storage has grown alongside digital technology itself. At the center of that growth are ...
PJM gets green light to push data centers onto back-up power during heat wave
The nation’s largest electricity grid — which includes Maryland, Washington D.C, and a dozen other states — received a green ...