Henrico County Adopts New Approval Process for Companies Looking to Set up Data Centers

'Totally elated by this': Henrico residents react to Board of Supervisors' new data center regulations

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Some Henrico County residents are taking a sigh of relief after the Board of Supervisors approved new regulations around data centers wanting to call Henrico home. “I’m excited -- I mean, totally elated about this," said Henrico resident Sharon Klein. The board voted on Tuesday, June 10, that companies wanting to bring a data center to Henrico will now have to attend a public hearing, allow the public to comment and…

Henrico board OKs new rules to limit rapid data center growth

Henrico is optimally positioned along the infrastructure needed for data centers to run. The county has now ended its era of enticing any and all developers to build centers within its borders.

Henrico County adopts new approval process for companies looking to set up data centers

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. Henrico County has adopted a new approval process for companies looking to set up data centers. The Board of Supervisors voted to change regulations affecting one of Virginia's fastest-growing economic sectorslarge warehouses that house servers and data storage equipment.The new regulations create a stricter approval processes for proposed data centers. Now, companies must obtain a provisional use permit, which means there wi…

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would ban states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years

Concerns have emerged regarding overlooked language in President Donald Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' regulating AI technology.

A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.

Rose Law Group Reporter in AZBEX: Most planning villages oppose rush to restrict data centers - Rose Law Group Reporter

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a variety of data center developers and end users.) By Roland Murphy | AZBEX A City of Phoenix draft ordinance to curtail data center zoning has raised concerns in the City’s own Village Planning Committees. A recent post on Rose Law Group Reporter explained City planning staff was directed to start drafting an ordinance on data center uses in December 2024, which included instructions for a final City Coun…