Virginia Orders Data Centers to Pay for Dedicated New Electric Infrastructure

Virginia's State Corporation Commission has ordered large data centers to pay for the dedicated electrical infrastructure they need, preventing costs from being passed to homeowners through higher electric bills. The ruling requires data center operators to cover expenses for substations, transmission lines, and related infrastructure used exclusively by their facilities. This decision addresses growing concerns nationwide about rising energy costs linked to the rapid expansion of data centers, particularly in Virginia, which hosts the nation's highest concentration of such facilities.