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Virginia SCC orders data centers to pay for transmission infrastructure

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(WFXR)- The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) ordered Dominion Energy to develop a new tariff requiring data centers to cover most of the costs associated with new high-voltage transmission infrastructure. According to the order, the original filing by Dominion Energy, for more than $1.

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  1. Virginia Mercury

    SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers (opens Virginia Mercury)

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    Virginia Mercury's feed description

    More of the cost to build the high-voltage transmission lines that serve as power highways across the state could soon be covered by data centers, after a recent decision by state regulators. The State Corporation Commission has ordered Dominion Energy to develop a policy to directly assign the cost…

  2. The Center Square

    Commission orders Dominion to develop data center cost plan (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – Dominion Energy must return to Virginia regulators this fall with proposed changes that could shift more transmission infrastructure costs to data centers and other large electricity users under a new order from the State Corporation Commission.

  3. FOX 5 DC

    Virginia orders data centers to pay for new transmission infrastructure (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Virginia’s State Corporation Commission ordered data centers to cover transmission infrastructure costs tied exclusively to their facilities.

  4. WFXR Roanoke

    Virginia SCC orders data centers to pay for transmission infrastructure (opens WFXR Roanoke)

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    WFXR Roanoke's feed description

    (WFXR)- The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) ordered Dominion Energy to develop a new tariff requiring data centers to cover most of the costs associated with new high-voltage transmission infrastructure. According to the order, the original filing by Dominion Energy, for more than $1.

  5. WUSA9

    Virginia requires data centers to pay for their own power lines (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The decision by Virginia's State Corporation Commission aims to prevent the cost from falling on Virginia residents.

  6. WRIC Richmond

    SCC orders Virginia's data centers to cover the costs of transmission infrastructure; Here's what it means for you (opens WRIC Richmond)

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    WRIC Richmond's feed description

    The State Corporation Commission (SCC) ordered data centers to cover the cost of transmission infrastructure built exclusively for those facilities, according to a Wednesday afternoon release from Gov. Spanberger.

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