Inside the fight over Virginia's data centers

“Governor, read the damn room,” Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas (D-VA) told Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) this week.

Inside the fight over Virginia's data centers

TL;DR

  • Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas rebuked Governor Abigail Spanberger.
  • A growing Democratic divide exists over data centers in Virginia.
  • The debate involves tax incentives, energy costs, and electric grid reliability.
  • Virginia has the largest data center market globally, with 320 facilities.