Data Centers Pay for Their Own Power Lines | Washington DC News

Virginia’s diving into a heated debate over who pays for new power lines—governor’s office wants massive data centers to foot the bill if they’re the reason a line is built, arguing everyday Virginians shouldn’t subsidize big commercial users. The data center industry pushes back, saying they’re already paying their share. A supportive state senator backs the governor’s “but for” approach, while regulators have until August to decide if this new cost model will reshape utility bills across the state. Thank you to our sponsor Garrett Waller Performance: http://coaching.garrettwaller.com Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e0c39aad8f804501