Virginia voters backed candidates seeking strict data center regulations
Virginia voters, including many in Loudoun County, supported candidates advocating stricter regulations for data center expansion. Residents cited concerns about new high-voltage transmission lines and the effects of powering energy-intensive data centers in their communities.
Voters in Virginia and other states backed candidates who campaigned for tighter data center regulations in the midterm elections. The report highlighted Loudoun County, where residents have expressed opposition to transmission lines being built or proposed to supply power to the region’s growing number of energy-intensive data centers.
The coverage linked the expansion of data centers to increased electricity infrastructure and said candidates favoring additional regulation won races across Virginia, Ohio, Texas and other states. It did not identify a specific data center company or describe a particular project approval or regulatory measure enacted by a government body.