Regulators in Virginia have directed the state's primary electric utility, Dominion Energy, to develop a new transmission cost allocation policy for data centers.
The new rules would require data centers and other large load customers to pay a greater share of the high-voltage transmission infrastructure that physically serves their facilities.
04 Aug 2026
Rate of play: How US states are changing the rules around data centers and power
Data center growth is outstripping the regulations designed to control it. Lawmakers are fighting
