Data center moratorium bills stack up ahead of Virginia legislative session in January

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,264

Last Updated: 1 day, 18 hours ago

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Come January, state lawmakers will debate a slate of bills that would halt data center development, including one by Sen. Russett Perry, D-Loudoun, which recommends a three -year moratorium on building the high-powered digital warehouses.

Perry has filed Senate Bill 843 alongside Sen. Danica Roem, D-Prince William. It would block localities, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the State Corporation Commission (SCC) from approving any data center building permits …

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