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Virginia requires all data center projects to pay for upstream electrical infrastructure, shifting cost burden after 76% electricity price hikes.

Regulatory backstop on data center externalities; infrastructure costs now pass-through to operators.
Trade pressSlicast · August 7, 2026 · Global · Source: Tom's Hardware
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Virginia requires all data center projects to pay for upstream electrical infrastructure, shifting cost burden after 76% electricity price hikes.

Regulatory backstop on data center externalities; infrastructure costs now pass-through to operators.

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