Overall, while data centers promise — and have provided, in many cases — substantial economic benefit, JLARC found that it is ...

The General Assembly can act to preserve the benefits of data center growth in Virginia while minimizing some of the negative ...

To the credit of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), however, it has tried to sound the alarm. JLARC’s ...

JLARC’s sobering assessment validates the need for data centers to work out ways to provide their own on-site energy, rather than depending on the grid, Loudoun County Supervisor Mike Turner ...

Virginia has a green light from the administration of President Joe Biden to use $1.48 billion in federal infrastructure ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released a lengthy report Monday on the data center industry and its impacts on the state. The 156 ...

Investing in Virginia’s education system will draw more qualified individuals to the profession, reduce turnover and mitigate ...

One way it continues to attract the industry is through a sales and use tax exemption. JLARC found that, in most cases, most of the economic benefits occur during construction. A data center’s ...

Virginia’s booming data center industry is driving unprecedented energy demands, straining the state’s natural gas ...

The Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission (JLARC) took 12 months and conducted 300 interviews to analyze the benefits and challenges of data center complexes. The industry exploded in ...

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Thanks to data center construction, Virginia's electricity usage is likely to triple over the next 15 years. Meeting that ...