Inside the fight over Virginia's data centers
“Governor, read the damn room,” Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas (D-VA) told Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) this week.
TL;DR
- Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas rebuked Governor Abigail Spanberger.
- A growing Democratic divide exists over data centers in Virginia.
- The debate involves tax incentives, energy costs, and electric grid reliability.
- Virginia has the largest data center market globally, with 320 facilities.