Data centers in Virginia

Abigail Spanberger D

"The expansion of data centers across Loudoun County should have been done vastly differently. We are putting clear standards in place and ensuring that what has been permitted in years past is not permitted into the future." source

Mark R. Warner D

Tim Kaine D

"Some communities may have too many, but some would like the opportunity to have one of these data centers that pay a lot of local taxes." source

Suhas Subramanyam D

"We need a national plan that puts communities first rather than the current ad hoc approach." source

Eugene Simon Vindman D

"It is past time for data centers to pay their fair share." source

Jennifer L. McClellan D

"the federal government must play a bigger role in ensuring that the costs to power these data centers do not get passed on to consumers and small businesses." source

James R. Walkinshaw D

Elaine Luria D

"any data center being built needs to have support from the local community with no exceptions, cannot raise electricity costs by one cent on any other rate payer, and must have a closed-loop water system" source