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

Will take place on April 24

Will require data center customers to sign a ten-year contract to buy a minimum amount of power

Will apply to new or expanded facilities with a capacity of at least 70MW

In favor of agreements between power plants and nearby data centers

Will replace current first-come, first-served system

"Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff," said President Donald Trump

Seeks review of rejected ISA for power increase between nuclear plant and data center campus

Cited the rising energy demand of data centers

Would raise taxes from 0.9 percent to 1.5 percent

The Governor approved the bill on December 31, 2024

Construction of the data center is expected to begin in September 2025

Facilities involved in mining must disclose location, ownership structure, energy consumption, and business model on an annual basis