Virginia regulators are evaluating cost-allocation models to determine whether data centre operators or ratepayers should fund regional power grid expansions driven by AI workload growth.

Virginia regulators are evaluating cost-allocation models to determine whether data centre operators or ratepayers should fund regional power grid expansions driven by AI workload growth.

Shifting grid upgrade costs onto hyperscalers could significantly improve project economics for power developers while ensuring transmission infrastructure keeps pace with multi-gigawatt campus energization.