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The Digest's tracker follows 18 Virginia data center bills: 8 that would restrict development, 0 that favor it, and 10 neutral. 6 have advanced past committee (HB 153, SB 94, HB 323). The map covers 2 Virginia markets with about 27 GW of capacity and pipeline. Local restrictions on data center permits are proposed.
Latest Virginia data center activity
Bill actions and news about Virginia data centers in one timeline, newest first. News is matched to the state by the story's text.
BillSB 841: Data centers; public hearing and notice requirements. Neutral
In committee, last action Oct 8, 2026BillSB 521: Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Restrictive
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillSB 336: Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc. Restrictive
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillHB 641: Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax. Restrictive
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillSB 93: Data centers; taxes on banks that are tenants of a center. Neutral
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillSB 466: Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers. Neutral
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillHB 1515: Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. Restrictive
Introduced, last action Jul 21, 2026BillHB 503: Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers. Neutral
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillHB 1132: Data center tax revenue; creates local residential renewable energy incentive program. Neutral
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillHB 591: Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth. Neutral
In committee, last action Jul 21, 2026BillHB 153: Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility. Restrictive
Enacted, last action Apr 13, 2026BillSB 94: Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility. Restrictive
Enacted, last action Apr 13, 2026BillHB 323: Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report. Neutral
Enacted, last action Apr 13, 2026Virginia data center legislation
Virginia data center markets and projects
Northern Virginia
20GW installed; 5.9GW planned pipeline.
Largest data center market in the world at ~20GW installed capacity (2026).
Richmond, VA
~800MW installed (surged from ~100MW in H1 2025); ~4GW colocation plus ~5GW hyperscale in the broader pipeline.
Overflow market from saturated Northern Virginia, benefiting from the same grid and fiber infrastructure.
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Updated October 22, 2026. Bill labels are the Digest's own classification of each bill's text; market figures come from CBRE, JLL, and utility filings as cited on the map. All Digest news.