Virginia

Virginia Democrats Deadlock Over Data Center Tax Exemptions and Budget

Virginia Democrats Deadlock Over Data Center Tax Exemptions and Budget

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Virginia’s Democratic-controlled legislature blew its budget deadline over a fight on data center tax exemptions, a critical lever in the...

Virginia businesses warn repeal of data center tax break threatens investment

Virginia businesses warn repeal of data center tax break threatens investment

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

Virginia’s long-standing data center tax incentive is now at risk, with a Senate proposal to repeal it stalling the entire...

Virginia lawsuit over permits stalls Amazon data center project

Virginia lawsuit over permits stalls Amazon data center project

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

Amazon’s Warrenton, Virginia data center project has been effectively frozen for about three years due to a lawsuit challenging the...

Virginia weighs Google AI data center gains against water risks

Virginia weighs Google AI data center gains against water risks

Melissa Palmer
March 2, 2026

Google is planning a multibillion-dollar hyperscale AI data center campus in Botetourt County, its first along Virginia’s I-81 corridor, with...

Virginia data center NDAs conceal massive water and power demands

Virginia data center NDAs conceal massive water and power demands

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Google’s planned Virginia data center highlights how NDAs are now routinely used to hide core infrastructure details like water and...

Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions

Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Virginia’s proposed FY 2027 Senate budget would end statewide sales and use tax exemptions for data centers, pulling back a...

Virginia tightens data center tax breaks, broader sales tax reforms delayed

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Virginia just tightened the screws on data center tax breaks by passing HB 897, which ties sales and use tax...

Virginia bill shifts rising electricity costs from households to data centers

Virginia bill shifts rising electricity costs from households to data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

Virginia lawmakers are pushing a bill that would shift hundreds of millions in rising electricity costs from residential users onto...

Local pushback shows data centers can still be stopped in Virginia

Local pushback shows data centers can still be stopped in Virginia

Melissa Palmer
January 29, 2026

Plans for a 400-acre data center campus in Hanover County, Virginia have been withdrawn after sustained pushback from local officials...

Secrecy Around Virginia Google Data Center Deal Erodes Trust in Officials

Secrecy Around Virginia Google Data Center Deal Erodes Trust in Officials

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Google’s Botetourt County, Virginia data center deal is drawing backlash because residents feel it was negotiated and approved in secrecy,...

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