Dominion: Future power demand for Va. data centers enough to power 12.75 million homes
News ClipRichmond Times-Dispatch·VA·5/1/2026
Dominion Energy reported that data centers in Virginia requested enough power to supply 625,000 homes in the first quarter of the year. This demand adds to future projections, indicating that Virginia's data centers could eventually require enough electricity to power 12.75 million homes.
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Data centers kept lining up to plug into Virginia’s grid in the first three months of the year, telling Dominion Energy they wanted enough electricity to power 625,000 homes.