Virginia has a new two-year budget. Here’s what lawmakers now require of data centers.

A new tax has been activated for data centers, the most energy-intensive industry in Virginia, through a provision of the two-year state budget the legislature finalized Monday. The spending plan preserves data centers’ sales and use tax exemption, the focus of a protracted legislative fight over the past few months. But the new tax represents […]

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 1,008

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A new tax has been activated for data centers, the most energy-intensive industry in Virginia, through a provision of the two-year state budget the legislature finalized Monday.

Virginia General Assembly approves Spanberger’s budget amendments, ending monthslong impasse

The spending plan preserves data centers’ sales and use tax exemption, the focus of a protracted legislative fight over the past few months. But the new tax represents the state’s first major efforts to …

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