Virginia legislature and regulators take action to manage data center strain on utility segments by introducing bills and ordering a new tariff.
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Updated Sep 16
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What happened
Virginia legislature and regulators take action to manage data center strain on utility segments by introducing bills and ordering a new tariff.
Who's involved
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In Virginia, the increasing demand from data centers is placing significant strain on the state's regulated utility segments.Also in this story
- Virginia regulators and the Governor's office are pushing for specific cost allocation standards as data center demand strains utility segments.
- Utility systems in Northern Virginia and other markets are overwhelmed by the power demands of data centers.
- Shentel is upgrading its network and investing in the city of Radford, Virginia.
The entities involved
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Virginia
state of the United States of America
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Dominion Energy
company
- Governor Abigail Spanberger opposes the Dominion Energy merger, while Jose Perez defends the deal as a job boon in California.
- Reports detail the proposed $67 billion utility merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy, alongside the state certification of Continuum of Care regions in Minnesota.
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State Corporation Commission
Virginia registration authority
Related events
- Danica Roem's bill ties the moratorium on data centers to Dominion Energy's interconnection queue, following reports on data center growth in Virginia.
- A regulator addresses power grid issues and investment recovery for Dominion Energy in Virginia.
- Virginia is reviewing the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy.