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A data center in Ashburn. Photo by Emily Richardson/CNS
Feb 11, 2026

House subcommittee punts on data center bill, but hopes to ‘continue the work’

Virginia lawmakers heard testimony for and against the measure before continuing the bill to 2027.

Members of the Goochland County Board of Supervisors met on Feb. 3. Screenshot.
Feb 10, 2026

Goochland supervisors OK $250K to fight lawsuit over potential data centers

Goochland County shifts $250K to hire outside counsel as it faces a lawsuit challenging a technology overlay district near Route 288.

An aerial view of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. Photo courtesy Botetourt County
Feb 4, 2026

Google could spend $3B building Botetourt data centers

State documents reveal Google’s plan for a data center campus in Botetourt County that could cost $3 billion.

Tighter regulations, local opposition and less available land have prompted data center developers to seek sites beyond Loudoun’s Data Center Alley. Photo by Will Schermerhorn
Feb 2, 2026

Beyond Loudoun: Why data centers are seeking new markets

Tighter zoning and power limits in Northern Virginia are pushing data center developers to other regions across the state.

Hanover’s area plan has drawn interest from data center developers, says Brandon Turner. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Feb 1, 2026

Hanover’s Route 33 plan sets up industrial zone

Hanover County’s new Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan is already attracting the attention of data center developers. Data centers are among the preferred industrial and commercial users under the county’s long-range vision for the U.S. Route 33 corridor between the Henrico County line and Winns Church Road. Hanover’s board of supervisors adopted the plan […]

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Jan 29, 2026

Developer withdraws Hanover data center campus proposal

Developer HHHunt withdrew its application for a 10-building data center campus in Hanover County.

A smartphone with an Intel logo displayed is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration created on March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Jan 23, 2026

Intel shares tumble as supply chain snarls hamper turnaround

Intel shares fell sharply after the chipmaker warned supply constraints would limit its ability to meet AI-driven demand.

Intel's CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company's Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon/File Photo
Jan 21, 2026

Intel results to spotlight turnaround efforts as AI data centers boost chip demand

Intel shareholders are increasingly optimistic as CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s turnaround plan boosts data center demand and shares.

FILE PHOTO: Electrical transmission poles and lines are shown in the early morning of a hot summer day in Commerce, California, U.S, August 7, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Jan 16, 2026

White House seeks emergency power auction for largest US electric grid

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The White House on Friday urged the largest U.S. electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data centers grows faster than the country can build new generation plants. The Trump administration initiative calls on PJM Interconnection, which serves 67 million […]

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes//File Photo
Jan 13, 2026

Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact

Microsoft says it will curb water use and cover power costs at U.S. data centers as communities and Trump raise concerns grow.

A large banner in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, expresses opposition to a data center proposed for the area. MUST CREDIT: Evan Halper/The Washington Post
Jan 13, 2026

Trump seeks to quell data center rebellion

Trump urges tech giants, led by Microsoft, to ensure AI data centers don’t raise electricity bills amid community backlash.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card and an RTX 5070 laptop as he gives a keynote address at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Marcus
Jan 6, 2026

Nvidia says next-gen Rubin AI chips in full production

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the new Rubin chip platform delivers up to five times more AI computing power.

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