Virginia Electric Grid Upgrade and Undergrounding Program
Sector: Power Transmission • Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Source: Inside Climate News
Legislation sponsored by Virginia lawmakers to assign electric grid upgrade costs to data centers and allow Dominion Energy to spend up to $900,000 per mile to bury local distribution lines. The bill aims to make data centers pay their fair share of grid upgrade costs and continue a utility profit-boosting undergrounding program.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Inside Climate News
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Description | Legislation sponsored by Virginia lawmakers to assign electric grid upgrade costs to data centers and allow Dominion Energy to spend up to $900,000 per mile to bury local distribution lines. The bill aims to make data centers pay their fair share of grid upgrade costs and continue a utility profit-boosting undergrounding program. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Virginia |
City | Richmond |
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Source | Inside Climate News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2026-05-02 |
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