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Proposed 400-mile power line in Virginia teeters on who should foot the bill: data centers or ratepayers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (598+ words) Virginia's booming data center buildout has intensified a fight over who should fund the power infrastructure needed to support it. For households, the answer could show up as higher monthly electric bills. Gov. Abigail Spanberger says data centers should cover…...
Dominion Energy’s Virginia offshore wind project delivers its first power
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (137+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The first turbine of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project off the coast of Virginia Beach is generating power for the grid that serves Dominion Energy customers. The turbine, which connected to the grid Monday, can generate 14.7 megawatts…...
Storms knock out electricity to 50,000 across Central Virginia
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (134+ words) RICHMOND, Va. -- Nearly 79,000 Dominion Energy customers were without electricity across Virginia after powerful storms moved through the Commonwealth on Sunday evening. Roughly 49,300 customers were without power in Central Virginia as of 8:30 p.m., according to Dominion Energy. Most of those outages were…...
Northern Virginia ‘ground zero’ for living with data centers
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1623+ words) LOUDOUN — When Julia Mason moved into her new home in Loudoun Meadows six years ago, the community was less than 10 years old, and the view across Quail Ridge Lake was a farm, with woods and a red-and-white barn. Mason didn’t…...
Virginia data centers face 7-year grid waits, and some build their own power to skip the line
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) Virginia's fast-growing data center industry is hitting a notable roadblock: the electric system cannot deliver new power as quickly as many projects want. Because a grid hookup can take years, some developers are looking at generating electricity on-site instead so…...
Richmond to replace some streetlights with solar amid copper theft
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (324+ words) Hundreds of streetlights are out across the city of Richmond, and city officials say it’s because thieves are stealing copper. Officials said it could cost nearly $2 million to get the lights back on. Pete Suratos reports. The Marina Bay Trail…...
Dominion Energy gives reasoning for high electric bills in Virginia
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — While Virginia didn't experience a white Christmas last month, December was cold, and as many homeowners and renters are discovering, those record low temperatures have resulted in sky-high bills. According to some on social media, those bills have…...
AT&T offering $10K in reward for tips as copper theft surges in eastern Kentucky
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) commit copper theft? "If you're cutting wire and you're messing up these telephone lines,...Senate Bill 64, making it a felony to possess critical infrastructure, such as telecom wire....
Column: Virginia moves forward in race for clean, affordable energy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (534+ words) Virginians are feeling the squeeze. Groceries cost more, gas prices remain unpredictable, and for too many families, the electric bill has become one more source of stress at the kitchen table. That’s why investing in clean, affordable energy matters. Offshore…...
Winter storm warning: When, how much snow is expected for DC, Virginia, Maryland
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (645+ words) p.m. Saturday for most of the area. FIND THE LATEST DC WINTER STORM FORECAST HERE Forecasters say parts...