Virginia urged to enact data center moratorium

Virginia urged to enact data center moratorium

News ClipRichmond Times-Dispatch·VA·9/10/2026

A guest column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch advocates for an immediate moratorium on new data center development in Virginia. The author argues that state leaders need to address the significant and rapidly growing impacts these facilities have on energy demand, transmission infrastructure, air quality, water resources, and local communities before allowing further expansion. The article highlights concerns that the current data center boom could quadruple these negative effects.

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Virginia should impose a moratorium on new data center growth until state leaders address the soaring energy, transmission, air quality, water and community impacts of a boom that could quadruple