#Virginia

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Virginia’s power demand surge is becoming a data center story

Commercial electricity sales in Virginia have jumped far faster than almost anywhere else in the country, with federal data pointing to data centers as the main force behind the rise.

Key Takeaways

Virginia commercial electricity sales rose by nearly 30 million MWh from 2019 to 2025.
The source attributes most of the increase to the state’s concentration of data centers.

DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

Virginia’s anti-data-center movement just scored one of its biggest wins yet

Developers behind the huge Digital Gateway proposal in Prince William County are pulling back after years of legal and community resistance, marking a major moment for local campaigns challenging large-scale data center

Key Takeaways

Developers behind the 2,100-acre Digital Gateway proposal say regulatory hurdles and legal challenges closed the project’s path.
The project would have added about 23 million square feet of data center space in Prince William County, Virginia.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via gizmodo.com

Virginia Moves to Make Grid Utilization a Regulatory Priority

A bill headed for enactment in Virginia would require Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to disclose detailed grid utilization data and propose ways to use more of the existing distribution system before new buildouts

Key Takeaways

The bill would require Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to submit detailed utilization data this year.
Virginia regulators would analyze non-wires alternatives including storage and distributed generation.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via utilitydive.com

A Virginia Farm’s New Kenworth Truck Became a Warranty Dispute After Repeated Breakdowns

A Virginia farm says its new 2026 Kenworth T280 has been in the shop nearly 50 times since delivery, raising questions about warranty remedies and the limits of lemon-law protections for work vehicles

DT Editorial Team·Apr 5, 2026·via thedrive.com