SCC considers making data centers shoulder more of the cost of transmission lines

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 697

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Consumer advocates have joined Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration to argue that high-load customers like data centers should pay for the high-voltage lines that solely serve them, a stance now playing out as part of Dominion Energy’s case with state regulators to determine how power line costs should impact customers’ utility rates.

Transmission lines serve as a power highway that enable more power to be carried further between power sources and substations. Smaller distribution lines …

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