Government New proposal from grid operator PJM would require data centers to bring their own power The plan could shift more energy cost to large-load customers while raising concerns about increased use of backup diesel generators. Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury August 27, 2026
Government SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers Commission sides with Spanberger administration, advocates who argued that data centers should have to pay for their own energy infrastructure. Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury August 6, 2026
Government Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws? As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury July 20, 2026
Government SCC considers making data centers shoulder more of the cost of transmission lines Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury July 15, 2026
Business Researcher explains data centers' water and power demands Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 July 14, 2026