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Va. legislative commission reviews data center impacts including increased energy costs
Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released a lengthy report Monday on the data center industry and its impacts on the state. The 156-page report found, among other ...
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Data centers could double Virginia’s energy use in a decade. Bills to regulate them are getting mixed support.
Efforts by Virginia lawmakers to rein in data centers have seen mixed success. A bill that would have increased state regulatory review over data centers died in General Assembly committees last ...
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Facing data center sprawl and an energy crisis, Virginia lawmakers leap into action. Just kidding.
Virginia state lawmakers again do little to regulate or rein in data center industry and utility customers will pay the price ...
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Legislators, with citizen support, propose new rules for data centers
Del. Michael Webert among those sponsoring bills to add regulations as members with The Coalition to Save Culpeper attend ...
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Data centers fuel energy debates as lawmakers seek ratepayer protections
their rapidly growing energy demand “will likely increase system costs for all customers,” according to a report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC). The report suggests that ...
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Can Data Centers Co-Exist with Responsible Development and Increased Energy Demands?
With the rise of artificial intelligence, data center demand is growing even faster than anticipated. More than 23 bills dealing with data centers were introduced in the General Assembly, including my ...
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E3, a Willdan Company, Publishes Study on Grid Strain and Customer Impacts from Virginia Data Center Growth
announced today that it has published a study on the grid and customer impacts from data center growth in Virginia. Commissioned by the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission ...