SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 585

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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More of the cost to build the high-voltage transmission lines that serve as power highways across the state could soon be covered by data centers, after a recent decision by state regulators.

The State Corporation Commission has ordered Dominion Energy to develop a policy to directly assign the cost of transmission infrastructure to data centers and other large-load users that connect to the facilities, “with the goal of finding an acceptable and symmetrical approach …

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