Virginia's data-center moratorium is a PEC ask; the live actions are Dominion, SCC, PJM, DEQ, and county dockets
On September 10, 2026, the Piedmont Environmental Council called on Virginia's state leaders to declare a moratorium on connecting data centers to the grid, approving new transmission lines, permitting backup generation, and allowing new water withdrawals. That request frames a s
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