Virginia Regulators Approve New Dominion Rates, Assign More Costs to Data Centers

Virginia Regulators Approve New Dominion Rates, Assign More Costs to Data Centers

Provisions could cut down on speculative growth in the data center sector, but don’t go far enough in protecting residential ratepayers, consumer advocates say.By Charles PaullinRICHMOND, Va.—The State Corporation Commission in November approved a new Dominion Energy rate increase for 2026 that will add $16 a month to the typical residential bill and assign more costs to data center operators to cover necessary grid upgrades the following year.