Virginia's power grid is finally back online for 85% of 48k customers after a winter storm—just as AI data centers are cranking up demand. How will the surge in machine‑learning workloads stress our utility infrastructure? #VirginiaElectricity #AIDataCenters #InfrastructureStrain

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SCC chair: data centers are reshaping demand, commission advances high-load rate class Virginia State Corporation Commission Chair Sam Towle told the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee that data centers account for the bulk of forecast electricity demand growth, the commission adopted a GS‑5 high-load rate class for customers over 25 MW, and the Health Benefit Exchange faces headwinds as federal enhanced premium tax credits expire.

Data centers are driving a surge in Virginia's electricity demand, prompting the State Corporation Commission to adopt new rate classes and explore innovative solutions for the future.

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