Virginia advocates push data center reform bills in legislature

Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is urging Virginians to contact their state legislators to support a suite of data center reform bills currently under consideration in the Virginia General Assembly.

• Main action: PEC asks supporters to back a package of bills focused on state oversight (key bills: HB155/SB619, HB284/SB371), enhanced transparency (key bills: HB507, HB496, HB589/SB553), ratepayer protections (key bills: HB658/SB339) and tax incentive reform (key bills: HB897/SB465). The email also notes that a proposed moratorium bill (HB1515) has been removed from consideration.
• Background & details: The message cites the scale of the issue (>500 facilities with roughly five times that capacity in the pipeline), Dominion Energy forecasting peak demand to more than double by 2038, and a $1.6 billion state sales tax exemption for the industry in 2025. It references polling from CCAN Action Fund and Christopher Newport University Wason Center and promotes an advocacy page and an upcoming Data Center Reform Lobby Day (200 spots currently filled).