SCC chair: data centers are reshaping demand, commission advances high-load rate class
Virginia State Corporation Commission Chair Sam Towle told the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee that data centers account for the bulk of forecast electricity demand growth, the commission adopted a GS‑5 high-load rate class for customers over 25 MW, and the Health Benefit Exchange faces headwinds as federal enhanced premium tax credits expire.
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Sam Towle, chair of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, told the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee that data centers are the primary driver of recent and forecast growth in electricity demand across parts of Virginia, particularly in the Dominion and Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative service areas.
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