Increasing power demand from a growing number of data centers, many located in Northern Virginia, has made rising utility costs a key issue for Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) in her first days in office.

Data centers have been a big topic over the past few years, especially in Indiana. There's been a push for more data centers in the Midwest, specifically AI data centers. We've seen several move ...

A high-density data center interior. Rising AI workloads are increasing pressure in data centers on power, cooling and uptime requirements. In a June 2025 infrastructure energy survey, Deloitte ...