Data Centers Pay More for Virginia Grid | Virginia Beach News

Virginia’s State Corporation Commission just handed big energy users like data centers the bulk of the bill for new high-voltage transmission lines, slashing the residential price hike from nearly $3 to just 94 cents a month. After Dominion Energy initially sought to pass nearly a billion dollars in costs to homeowners, the commission sided with Governor Spanberger’s push to shield families and small businesses — while still holding data centers accountable for driving demand. The commission is now asking Dominion to design a plan where large users directly pay for infrastructure built specifically for them, a move the Data Center Coalition says is just part of their ongoing fair-share responsibility — without passing costs onto everyday customers. 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/9289d404e05e41b7