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Latest data center news, projects, power and policy across Virginia — updated daily.
Virginia · Construction & power moves · 40
full tracker →Land, power, and interconnection moves across Virginia — each traced to primary filings.
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PJM proposes reliability standards for large-load ride-through (no docket)
Source: PJM Inside Lines · Sep 10, 2026PJM Inside Lines reports that PJM has proposed new interconnection reliability requirements for large loads, including data centers and crypto-mining facilities, to require facilities to stay connected during grid disturbances and “riding through” voltage and frequency excursions. The article says the proposal responds to a June 18 FERC order and that “PJM plans to file proposed solutions to FERC in November.”
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PJM, Dominion Review Large Load Transfer Event
Source: PJM Inside Lines · Aug 11, 2026PJM Inside Lines reports that PJM is reviewing changes to interconnection reliability requirements for Large Loads after a July 22 event in Virginia in which “nearly 4,000 MW of data center load trip offline unexpectedly.” The article also says FERC ordered NERC to create enforceable Reliability Standards for computational loads and that the first phase of new enforcement provisions is due Dec. 31, 2026.
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Opening Statement of Commissioner Christie to House Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
Source: FERCFERC Commissioner Christie warned that U.S. grid reliability faces “potentially catastrophic consequences” as “unprecedented forecasts for demand increases” from “data centers, including Artificial Intelligence (AI)” collide with fast-retiring dispatchable generation and policy pressure. In PJM, he said, “PJM faces unprecedented load growth due to the proliferation of data centers,” while also noting that EPA power-plant rules could “forcibly” accelerate coal retirements and make new gas generation “extremely difficult, if not virtually impossible” to build. Christie also said the PJM interconnection queue “largely consists of intermittent generation, primarily wind and solar,” and that legal challenges are delaying needed natural-gas pipeline infrastructure.
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Recent Virginia data center news
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Indiana Michigan Power Receives Order in Large Load Settlement
US-based Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) received an order from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission regarding its large load tariff settlement filed in 2024. This settlement includes commitments from large load customers, such as data centers and industrial clients, to ensure their energy needs are met while also maintaining affordable rates for existing customers. The agreement reflects the energy demands stemming from significant investments in local data center projects by companies like Amazon Web Services and Google, totaling over $13 billion.
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AES Tops List of Largest Corporate Energy Providers Globally by BNEF
US-based AES Corporation has been ranked as the top seller of clean energy to corporations globally in 2024, according to BloombergNEF’s Corporate Energy Market Outlook. This marks the third consecutive year AES has achieved this status, emphasizing its leading role in corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signings. Demand for clean energy has been notably strong, particularly from sectors like AI data centers and advanced manufacturing. In 2024, corporations signed a record amount of contracts, reflecting a 36% year-over-year increase in clean energy demand, rising from 46 GW to 62 GW.
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Data centers and their impact on the US power market
A recent report indicates that the significant growth in data center power demand is reshaping the U.S. energy landscape. Forecasts suggest that total data center power consumption could vary between 248 TWh and 606 TWh by 2030, necessitating an annual addition of 10 GW of new baseload capacity to meet the growing demand. This trend has critical implications for power markets, infrastructure planning, and energy investments across the country.
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Energy Transfer Will Provide Natural Gas to Texas Data Center Project
Texas-based Energy Transfer has entered into a long-term agreement with Colorado-based CloudBurst Data Centers to supply up to 450,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas for a data center development in Texas. This supply is projected to generate approximately 1.2 GW of electric power for at least ten years. The deal marks Energy Transfer’s first commercial arrangement to directly supply natural gas to a data center, reflecting the rising demand for natural gas in the energy-intensive data center sector.
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Overcoming power constraints: Smarter site selection for data centers
US-based Schneider Electric helps colocation and hyperscaler partners meet growing power supply challenges. They identified a potential increase in data center power demand by 160% by 2030, necessitating strategic site selection and permitting processes. Schneider Electric’s consulting services center around assessing local utilities’ capacity to support this demand while ensuring future energy transitions and renewable responses are considered. The push towards microgrids and alternative sources is crucial, given the ongoing decommissioning of older coal-fired plants.
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Press Release Archives - Closed Loop Partners
US-based Capricorn Investment Group made a strategic investment in Closed Loop Partners to enhance capital deployment in circular supply chains and waste reduction solutions. This investment strengthens Closed Loop Capital Management’s position in accelerating the transition to a circular economy.
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Data centers drive Modine’s Q3 growth; CEO sees no DeepSeek ‘slowdown’
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Losing construction sectors under Trump
The Trump administration’s energy policies have left the wind and solar sectors essentially unsupported, as a significant executive order temporarily suspended new leases for wind projects. This decision affects the development of ongoing and future renewable projects in the U.S. Additionally, the administration indicated potential cuts in funding for EV infrastructure, voicing plans to rescind the electric vehicle mandate established by Biden.
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Watt’s New: January 2025
US-based Powin has highlighted its commitment to creating a smarter and cleaner energy grid through various initiatives. The company emphasizes ethical sourcing and a sustainable supply chain as part of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. In partnership with BHE Renewables, Powin is developing one of the world’s largest solar and storage microgrids in Ravenswood, West Virginia, featuring a 106 MW solar array combined with their 50 MW Centipede™ Stack800 energy storage system. Additionally, they are dedicated to responsible battery recycling to support a cleaner energy future.
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MHI Group Presents "Best Innovation 2024" Awards for Products and Activities that Contribute to Solving Social Issues
Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) awarded its “Best Innovation 2024” awards to 21 products and technologies aimed at reducing environmental impact. Notable innovations include a retrofitting service for gas turbines to enable hydrogen mixed combustion, and the development of large-capacity centrifugal chillers utilizing refrigerants with an extremely low environmental impact. Projects like high-efficiency biomass power plants and CO2 capturing ammonia production plants in Bangladesh further contribute to a sustainable society, targeting a reduction of CO2 emissions by approximately 2 million tons annually across these initiatives.