AI professional tells Virginia: Stop building data centers

Name: AI professional tells Virginia: Stop building data centers
Uploaded: 2026-09-14T17:00:02.000Z
Duration: 36 s
Description: During Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi’s Energy Costs Listening Tour in Loudoun County, an AI professional urged Virginia to stop building more data centers. He argued that the expansion primarily benefits shareholders rather than customers or communities, and that the state does not need additional data centers despite increasing AI demand.

News Clip0:36The Dogwood·Loudoun County, VA·9/14/2026

During Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi’s Energy Costs Listening Tour in Loudoun County, an AI professional urged Virginia to stop building more data centers. He argued that the expansion primarily benefits shareholders rather than customers or communities, and that the state does not need additional data centers despite increasing AI demand.

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Gov: Virginia, Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi

At a stop on Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi’s Energy Costs Listening Tour in Loudoun County, the speaker told the crowd he works in AI operations, previously worked as a Deloitte AI and engineering federal IT contractor, is certified in NVIDIA AI infrastructure, and holds an MBA.
His message was blunt: even with AI demand growing, Virginia doesn’t need more data centers.

He also argued that the corporate deals driving expansion are built to benefit shareholders — not customers or the communities living with the consequences.