More Data Centers Spark Concerns for Virginia Residents

Virginia's energy future: Balancing growth and costs amid rising demand

Virginia faces a looming energy crisis over the next decade, with rising costs and an increasing inability to meet both consumer demand and climate goals. The primary culprit? A heavy reliance on imported energy combined with a surge in data center development, which places additional strain on the state’s power grid. To address this issue, state lawmakers have proposed energy permitting reforms, but the challenge lies in achieving consensus on …

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New and expanded data centers are expected to double the sector’s power demand by 2029 as tech companies rush to capitalize on AI.

More Data Centers Spark Concerns for Virginia Residents

More data centers are popping up across the country as the need for facilities to store digital data increases. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of megawatts of storage under construction in primary markets, including Texas, California and Virginia, more than doubled. Data centers also require a considerable amount of energy to operate – with energy consumption expected to go from about 4% to as much as 12% by 2028. While data centers bring in …

'Data centers' will be important drivers of electricity demand growth in many regions, says the International Energy Agency in the study “Electricity 2024”

PLDT sees data centers as key to digital growth

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) is strengthening its focus on data centers as a key part of its digital growth strategy in Southeast Asia (SEA). The company sees data centers as essential to its revenue growth as it continues to invest in expanding its infrastructure. “We have already built 10 (data centers) and are finishing our 11th […] The post PLDT sees data centers as key to digital growth appeared first on Back End News.

More Data Centers Spark Concerns for Virginia Residents - Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

More data centers are popping up across the country as the need for facilities to store digital data increases. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of megawatts of storage under construction in primary markets, including Texas, California and Virginia, more than doubled. Data centers also require a considerable amount of energy to operate – with […]