Even if they use less

Could see energy costs increase by 10 to 14 percent

Was signed into law on Saturday

Would create a new rate class for data centers exceeding 100MW of monthly demand

Taken as a means to avoid a "grid reliability crisis"

"We will not allow xAI to get away with this"

National policy statement expected in July

Expected to come into force in 2026

Will require data centers to enter into a minimum ten-year contract with utilities

Company could seek grid based deals to power data centers

More than half of the projects are gas fired generation

Claimed that it would create "unnecessary red tape"

Will apply to facilities that require 50MW or more

Solar and wind projects excluded

Will also require new data centers to purchase electricity from utilities for at least ten years.

Dubbed as the “Clean Cloud Act of 2025”

Will consider whether data centers are paying fair share of infrastructure costs

Commissioners voted along the same lines as the previous vote

Aerial photos revealed 35 onsite methane gas turbines

Will permit the extension of coal plants and direct federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands

Attended by the likes of EDF, Ofgem, Google, and Microsoft

Suhas Subramanyam said Virginia should be taken as a “cautionary tale for the rest of the country”

The bill will not be enforced until 2026 at the earliest

Will now move to the Senate for approval