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25 Jul 2026 23:00
Politico reports that in the Virginia area alone there's dozens of data center projects "that altogether need 70 gigawatts of power - equivalent to 70 nuclear plants" - currently seeking connection to their grid. But there's also concerns about a Virginia data center powered with natural gas and backup diesel generators: When Virginia's top environmental regulator received an analysis warning of data center pollution, it took him less than five minutes to forward it to seven ...
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