High Stakes for High Tech: Virginia’s Data Center Controversy

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🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Once again, the issue of Data Centers are coming up in Virginia as many the local boards of supervisors are making plans to at least set up “commissions” to study more regulations on this industry. The nay-sayers point to the energy load required by these centers as they pump up to 70% of internet traffic through Virginia. However, as we laid out in our June 10th column, it’s the politicians that put us in this pickle and they are the ones we will need to get us out of it. We sat down with Caleb Taylor, policy director of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, to find out what the solutions should really look like and how long they could take to implement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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