Data Center News

Track U.S. data-center development, from AI-driven buildouts and electricity demand to utility planning, permitting, regulation, and state or local disputes. Include stories only when data centers themselves are central—not general AI, energy, or technology coverage.
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    Virginia Budget Debate Turns Public Amid Data Center Dispute
    THE CENTER SQUARE—Virginia budget negotiations spilled into public view last week as top Democrat leaders publicly clashed over data center policy ahead of the June 30 budget deadline. Senate Finance and Appropriations Chairwoman Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, publicly criticized Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger and House of Representatives leaders Friday as negotiations continued without a final agreement….
    Shirleen Guerra
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    DeWine Announces Tax Exemption Pause on Data Centers
    As lawmakers study the impact of data centers in Ohio, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced a pause in consideration of new tax exemptions for data centers. Despite the directive, DeWine’s statement praised data centers, including how they have contributed to Ohio’s success. “Data centers are a critical component to today’s technology-driven economy, which…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Data Centers and the Sale of Dominion Energy
    My inclination when learning about the proposed mega-utility company that would be created when NextEra Energy acquires Dominion Energy—and yes, that is what is proposed—was that this is the predictable growing distance from the consumer of companies that expand and merge and acquire in order to keep up with a federal regulating body that is…
    Joe Thomas
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    Bipartisan Committee to Study Ohio Data Centers
    With data centers increasingly in the news—and increasingly contentious—a bipartisan committee in Ohio has been created to study the impact of these large facilities, both the benefits they could bring to residents of the Buckeye State as well as concerns. The Ohio Joint Data Center Committee, consisting of six Republicans and two Democrats from the…
    Rebecca Downs
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    ‘Nuclear’ Data Centers Right Outside Virginia’s Capital City?
    Richmond, Virginia’s WTVR news viewers heard the headline this week that “Goochland County residents voice concerns over proposed data center and nuclear reactor development.” While anti-data center protests are growing more common, there’s also a proposed nuclear reactor site residents are going to have to contend with, too? Is lightning striking twice for residents outside…
    Joe Thomas
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    High Stakes for High Tech: Virginia’s Data Center Controversy
    Once again, the issue of building new data centers for tech companies is coming up in Virginia as many local governments are making plans to set up “commissions” to study more regulations on the industry. The naysayers point to the massive energy load required by these centers and the infrastructure needed to deliver that energy…
    Joe Thomas
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    Why the Push Against Data Centers That Bring Billions to the Virginia Economy?
    It was 2001 when I realized the city of Buffalo, where I was living and doing radio at the time, was never going to come back from being a ghost town. That’s because there was this little art house startup tech firm called Microsoft that wanted to build a data center out of the abandoned…
    Joe Thomas
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