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Recent Virginia data center news

• Aug 6, 2026

  The 50 States of Power Decarbonization: States Pull Back on Clean Energy Commitments While Governors Step In to Address Large Load Additions in Q2 2026

  The NC Clean Energy Technology Center has released its Q2 2026 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization, summarizing state and utility actions on clean energy, emissions targets, large load customers, and resource planning.

  • The report says all 50 states and Puerto Rico took 564 actions in Q2 2026, with about 650 introduced bills also under consideration; planned capacity additions in recent IRPs totaled 77,810 MW gas, 72,193 MW solar, 43,017 MW storage, 12,615 MW nuclear, and 12,327 MW wind.
  • It highlights policy trends including pullbacks on clean energy policies, governor actions on large load customers, and requirements that large load customers contribute to programs such as low-income support and energy efficiency; top developments included New York delaying an emissions target, Georgia Power‘s BYONCE program, and Pennsylvania adopting a statewide model large load tariff.
• Aug 5, 2026

  Power Bottlenecks Push Data Centers Beyond Traditional Hubs

  DCByte has released a report on how power availability is increasingly determining global data center development and shifting growth toward secondary markets.

  • The report says the global data center index measures markets by demand (40%), delivery (35%), and depth (25%); Ashburn, Virginia led the Americas, Johor, Malaysia led Asia-Pacific, and London led EMEA.
  • It notes that Ashburn has 5.6 GW of live capacity and 15 GW in pipeline as of Q1, while grid connections can take five to seven years there; Johor has grown from less than 10 MW five years ago to about 1 GW in four years. The report also highlights constraints in Tokyo, Dublin, and Amsterdam, and says operators face risks from transformers, switchgear, gas turbines, fiber diversity, water, construction labor, and liquid cooling / AI rack densities above 100 kW.
• Aug 5, 2026

  U.S. construction spending projected to slip 1.3% in 2026 as manufacturing slump drags market

  FMI has published its third-quarter 2026 North American Engineering and Construction Outlook, projecting that U.S. construction spending will fall 1.3% to $2.214 trillion in 2026, while data centers and public infrastructure remain bright spots.

  • Main forecast: FMI says U.S. construction spending will decline 1.3% to $2.214 trillion in 2026, with manufacturing construction down 17.4% to $178 billion and private data center construction up 21.4% to $60 billion.
  • Additional context: The report cites the U.S. Census Bureau July 1 benchmark revision, 30-year mortgage rates above 6.5%, input price inflation of 7.6% YoY in June, and CBRE data showing hyperscalers absorbing over 2.2 gigawatts across top North American markets in Q1; it also forecasts power construction up 2.1% to $176 billion and nonbuilding structures up 2% to $431 billion.
• Aug 5, 2026

  Patented: Solenic Medical’s Implant-Infection Device and 120 More Inventions Across North Texas

  Solenic Medical has announced progress toward a pivotal clinical trial for its SOLA-2 alternating magnetic field system after receiving FDA Investigational Device Exemption approval.

  • The company said the FDA approved its Investigational Device Exemption on June 23, 2026, clearing it to begin a pivotal trial for patients with periprosthetic joint infections and infected knee replacements.
  • The trial is expected to enroll patients in the second half of 2026 at national orthopedic and academic centers; Solenic estimates global healthcare costs from these infections at more than $6 billion a year, potentially rising above $15 billion by 2035.
• Aug 5, 2026

  How Geographic Diversity Reduces Downtime Risk

  DataBank has published a customer testimonial about disaster recovery and geographic diversity across multiple locations.

  • The customer says spreading critical infrastructure across multiple DataBank locations, including Dallas and Virginia, helped reduce risk and improve operational resilience.
  • The testimonial emphasizes protection against severe weather, regional outages, power or infrastructure disruptions, single-site dependency, and business continuity gaps; it also links to DataBank’s colocation and disaster recovery as a service pages, including FedRAMP and FISMA compliance information.
• Aug 4, 2026

  Texas Hits Pause on Data Center Grid Connections Amid Growing Oversight Push

  Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to audit all data center projects in ERCOT’s interconnection process before any further approvals, and ERCOT has suspended Batch Zero Large Load classification notifications.

  • Abbott’s August 3, 2026 letter requires project-level disclosures covering tax incentives, power use and generation plans, water use and cooling operations, community impacts, and facility ownership and control; projects that fail the audit must be denied grid connection.
  • ERCOT said it will not issue the previously scheduled August 7, 2026 Batch Zero notifications and will seek a good cause exception at the August 20, 2026 PUCT open meeting; the article also cites Senate Bill 6 (signed June 2025) and notes Texas has over 474 GW of interconnection requests, about 90% tied to data centers.
• Aug 4, 2026

  New Data Center Developments: August 2026

  This article is a curated monthly roundup of data center news, summarizing multiple announcements, reported deals, and policy actions across regions.

  • It highlights several new project announcements and construction updates, including Meta’s 5 GW Hyperion expansion, OpenAI’s Project Camellia in Georgia, Iron Mountain’s 48 MW RCH-1 break ground, and Meta’s 1 GW Canadian campus in Alberta.
  • It also covers policy and market developments such as New York’s permit pause for sites over 50 MW, Texas’s ERCOT queue audit, North Carolina’s tax change, Nebraska’s incentive block, plus large capital figures including €1.5 billion, $38.4 billion, $500 million, $400 million, and $10 billion across various projects.
• Aug 4, 2026

  Data center energy constraints and moratoriums are mounting. Expect to see stalled AI projects

  New York has announced a one-year statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data center construction.

  • Governor Kathy Hochul said the order is meant to address utility bills, resource depletion, and uncertainty for New Yorkers, while the state studies data center energy demand and considers requiring operators to pay more for power or supply their own.
  • The article also cites broader sector pressures, including 127 other U.S. jurisdictions with similar moratoriums, at least 75 blocked or delayed projects worth about $130 billion in Q1 2026, and growing concerns over grid capacity, transmission bottlenecks, and AI workload demand.
• Aug 4, 2026

  From Classroom to Career: DataBank’s New Initiative

  DataBank highlights workforce development and technical education programs that prepare students for careers in the data center industry.

  • The video shows high school students learning electrical systems, data center infrastructure, hands-on technical training, and critical facility operations in a simulated data center setting.
  • It connects that training to the real-world infrastructure supporting DataBank’s Ashburn, Virginia facility and frames the effort as part of career and technical education and industry partnerships.
  • This appears to be a company promotional video/post, not a first-time announcement of a new deal or project.
• Aug 3, 2026

  Texas Orders Statewide Audit of AI Data Center Projects

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a statewide audit of all data center interconnection requests in ERCOT’s queue and directed regulators to deny grid connection to projects that do not meet state and regulatory requirements.

  • Abbott instructed the PUCT and ERCOT to conduct a “comprehensive verification and audit” of every data center interconnection request, and ERCOT said it will implement the directive, including postponing the Batch Zero transmission planning study.
  • PUCT Chairman Thomas Gleeson said the commission will work with ERCOT and referenced its July 17, 2026 letter to the governor; the article also cites analyst Neil Osnato arguing Texas is shifting toward an evidence-based test of whether projects are financeable, permitted, and executable.