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Spanberger’s Energy Plan Keys in on Clean Energy to Meet Growing Demand and VCEA Goals – WTOP News
The plan says projected data-center demand could drive about half of new systemwide costs and push residential power prices higher.
- On Thursday, Governor Abigail Spanberger released the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan, outlining strategies to meet rising electricity demand while achieving net-zero emissions under the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
- Energy demand in Virginia is expected to increase by 98% by 2050, driven heavily by data centers, while the state imports 30% to 40% of its electricity annually—the highest percentage in the nation.
- Data centers face new cost-allocation requirements, with the plan proposing they fund infrastructure costs and demonstrate demand flexibility to reduce electricity use during grid emergencies.
- House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore countered that the plan is "the strongest argument we've seen yet for repealing the Virginia Clean Economy Act," claiming power needs could cost $100 billion less.
- Implementation requires action from regulators, power companies, and the General Assembly, as Virginia aims to double its existing power-generation capacity to achieve decarbonization by 2045.
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Spanberger’s energy plan keys in on clean energy to meet growing demand and VCEA goals – WTOP News
Gov. Abigail Spanberger released the commonwealth’s latest energy plan on Thursday, marking the first long-range blueprint of her term for how Virginia can meet its growing energy demands and achieve the Virginia Clean Economy Act’s decarbonization and energy goals.
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