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- Virginia Residents Want Data Center Growth With Stronger Oversight
Virginia residents surveyed support data center growth but favor stronger safeguards, including underground power lines, limits near homes and schools, reporting, and public review.Active: 09/25/26 – 09/29/26Details and 5 articles
Virginia Residents Want Data Center Growth With Stronger OversightA fall 2025 survey of 1,004 residents in Northern Virginia and the Richmond metropolitan area found support for data center development alongside preferences for stronger safeguards.
Respondents particularly favored underground transmission lines, limits on sites near homes, schools, and parks, regular energy and water-use reporting, and public input before approval. Recent Virginia disputes and changing county review rules show how these preferences intersect with local development decisions and concerns about infrastructure costs.Details and 5 articles
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- Texas Pauses Permits for Data Center Projects
Texas has paused data center-related permit issuance while agencies review projects’ grid, water and community impacts, leaving developers uncertain about scope and timing.Active: 09/23/26 – 09/28/26Details and 3 articles
Texas Pauses Permits for Data Center ProjectsOn September 21, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to pause permits related to data center projects while state agencies review their grid, water, and community impacts.
ERCOT is gathering information from developers and verifying eligibility for certain large-load projects, with findings expected in December. The precise reach of the permit pause, including which authorizations and projects are covered and whether applications can continue through review, remains unclear.Details and 3 articles - Virginia Sets New Data Center Rules
Virginia’s new executive order directs tighter data center oversight, while county zoning actions add approval uncertainty for projects.Active: 09/23/26 – 09/28/26Details and 3 articles - Pacific Power Deal Makes Data Centers Cover Energy Costs
Pacific Power’s proposed Oregon rate plan would make future data centers pay for power and infrastructure costs tied to their electricity demand.Active: 09/23/26 – 09/28/26Details and 3 articles
