Bill would put more energy costs on data centers, slash residential customers’ rates

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 754

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Sen. L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, on Monday introduced an amendment to her Senate Bill 253, which would levy more energy costs onto data centers served by Dominion Energy and less on residential customers, a move the utility, state regulators and lawmakers say would immediately drop residential bills by about $5.50 per month.

The amended bill now allows the State Corporation Commission to determine if it is in the public’s interest for large-load customers …

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