Spanberger presents slate of data center regulation proposals, puts first directives in motion

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 1,427

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Friday unveiled a package of legislative proposals to rein in the data center industry in Virginia, with goals to tighten environmental regulations, increase cost allocation for the industry, and make the proposal process more transparent by barring non-disclosure agreements between localities and data center developers.

The plan does not include a moratorium on data center development while the details of the plan are refined, a step several environmental and …

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