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General Assembly 2026 General Assembly nixes bills that required data centers to get SCC certificate Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury March 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 What is ‘performance-based regulation’ and how can it lower utility bills? Virginia lawmakers want regulators to study whether tying utility profits to performance — not spending — could cut costs, reduce outages and improve service Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 23, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill would put more energy costs on data centers, slash residential customers’ rates Virginia’s largest utility, state regulators and lawmakers say the measure would immediately drop residential bills by about $5.50 per month Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 11, 2026
General Assembly 2026 These bills aim to regulate Virginia data center siting, generator use and SCC oversight Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury January 19, 2026