Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 22 on Sept. 18, 2026, establishing a "Data Center Accountability Framework" that bars state executive-branch agencies from using non-disclosure …
Nearly four dozen US data center projects worth an estimated $68 billion were blocked or delayed in a three-month period, according to Data Center Watch's Q2 2026 insights report, which also counts 84…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger announced a Data Center Accountability Framework on September 18 that imposes new oversight of power generation, water use and noise pollution at data centers and …
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled a nine-page executive order imposing what she called the "most comprehensive and aggressive" data center regulations in the country, limiting gas generation f…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled an executive order she calls the nation's "most comprehensive and aggressive" data center regulations, aimed at holding companies accountable, reducing energy…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 22 on September 18, banning executive branch officials from signing non-disclosure agreements for data center projects and requiring local p…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 22, banning executive branch officials from signing non-disclosure agreements for data center projects, requiring expedited noise regulations an…
A Virginia study on groundwater and data centers, released Thursday by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's office after a six-month delay, calls for tighter water regulations, finding that the state'…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a first-of-its-kind data center electricity consumption tax into law on June 30, 2026, effective July 1, 2026. The tax charges data centers $0.011 per kilow…