Data Centers at Center of Virginia Battles over Taxes, Environment, and Jobs

Data centers at center of Virginia battles over taxes, environment, and jobs

RICHMOND, Va.—Ahead of a government shutdown deadline, Virginia’s General Assembly voted to adopt 14 amendments and pass along a much-contested two-year spending plan for Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger to sign into law. A month-long budget battle has shown fractures in the Commonwealth’s Democratic Trifecta, revealed divisions both among and within trade unions, and given fuel […]

Spanberger distances herself from data center ban proposals

The Virginia budget, finalized after a monthslong impasse, created a first-of-its-kind tax on the electricity consumed by data centers.

Spanberger draws a hard line on data center bans: ‘Walking away from the table’

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) defended the economic and national security importance of the state’s booming data center industry this week, days after approving a budget that imposes Virginia’s first tax on the sector’s electricity consumption. Spanberger said the new budget strikes a balance between ensuring data centers “pay their fair share” while preserving an industry she said is critical to Virginia’s economy and the nation’s technological...

First-of-Its-Kind Data Center Energy Consumption Tax

Governor Abigail Spanberger this week joined POLITICO Energy to highlight Virginia’s new first-of-its-kind statewide energy consumption tax on data centers — and the steps the Commonwealth is […] The post First-of-Its-Kind Data Center Energy Consumption Tax appeared first on NRVNews.

Governor Spanberger Highlights First-of-Its-Kind Data Center Energy Consumption Tax in Politico Interview

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger this week joined POLITICO Energy to highlight Virginia’s new first-of-its-kind statewide energy consumption tax on data centers — and the steps the Commonwealth is taking to protect air quality and prevent ratepayers from shouldering the cost of new energy infrastructure investments by data centers […]

How Data Centers Preserved Their $2 Billion Virginia Tax Break

After months of legislative chaos, the industry saved a $2 billion sales tax break for data centers in Virginia by agreeing to a novel tax that could offer a possible road map to other states.