Virginia’s Energy Paradox | Roanoke News

Virginia’s cracking down on data centers with new taxes and regulations for their massive electricity use—but it’s turning a blind eye to cannabis growhouses, which can consume even more power per square foot. While data centers gobble up 6% of U.S. power and cannabis operations just 1%, Virginia’s already seeing 25% of its grid go to data centers, and now it’s welcoming another energy-hungry industry. In states like Washington, cannabis production could rival the energy of dozens of data centers. The irony? Why tax one power hog but not the other? 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/c23e813e4a1c933f