Governor amends bills that shift costs onto data centers. Critics say her tweaks weaken them.

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 1,071

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed and suggested changes to dozens of bills this week, including tweaks to a key energy measure that’s at the center of legislative and public debate about data centers shouldering more costs for the state’s growing power demands.

Data center bills dominated this year’s General Assembly. Here’s what passed.

Spanberger suggested sweeping alterations to Senate Bill 253 and House Bill 1393, sponsored by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and …

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