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Alphabet to buy clean energy developer Intersect in $4.75 billion deal amid AI push
Dec 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet said on Monday it would buy clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus assumed debt, as tech giants spend billions to expand the computing and power capacity necessary for developing artificial intelligence. Big Tech has ramped up investments in energy firms as U.S. power grids struggle to […]
Dominion wind farm among 5 projects paused by Trump
Trump administration orders 90-day pause on five East Coast offshore wind projects, including Dominion Energy's $10.9 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.
Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers
Georgia regulators approved a $16.3 billion Georgia Power expansion to supply electricity to data centers, a move critics say could leave customers paying higher bills if demand projections fail.
Developer proposes Henrico industrial park after resistance to data centers
After resistance to a data center campus in Henrico County, a developer appears to be pivoting to an industrial park proposal.
Another massive data center campus proposed in Prince William
LSI 360 has filed an early planning application tied to a massive, proposed data center campus in western Prince William County.
2025: The year of living disruptively
Looking back on 2025, the best symbol of the past year’s upheaval might be the White House, if not its most famous occupant. Since moving back into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in January, our real estate mogul president has launched into a series of home renovations worthy of its own HGTV series. The most prominent changes […]
JLARC: Data centers received $2.7B in state tax cuts
A JLARC report shows Virginia data centers received $2.7B in tax exemptions from FY 2015–24, accounting for more than half of state incentive spending.
Amazon to invest $50B to expand federal AI, computing capacity
Amazon plans to invest up to $50 billion to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capacity for its U.S. government cloud customers.
Local leaders shape solar’s future
With federal support shrinking, Virginia’s solar future depends on local boards, zoning decisions and early community engagement.
OpenAI and Taiwan’s Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the US
OpenAI teams up with Foxconn to design and build AI data center equipment in the U.S., boosting American AI infrastructure and manufacturing capacity.
Data center developer to build $3B campus in Caroline
CleanArc Data Centers is building a $3 billion data center campus in Caroline County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday.
RVA757 Connects strategy calls for more digital infrastructure along corridor
RVA757 Connects unveiled its 2035 Global Internet Hub Vision Plan to position the I-64 corridor as a hub for digital infrastructure.
