State regulators outline path for handling rising power demand from data centers

Jan 27, 2025

State Corporation Commission staff told a Senate subcommittee that they have existing review tools and a pending docket to consider whether data centers should be classified separately for electric rates and how to protect other customers as large new loads come online.

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Members of a Virginia Senate subcommittee heard from State Corporation Commission officials on Jan. 27 about how the agency is evaluating the impacts of rapid data-center growth on the electric grid and on non-data-center customers.

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