A state senator from Virginia’s data center hotspot wants a three-year moratorium on any new ones.
State Sen. Russet Perry, D-Loudoun, has introduced a measure, Senate Bill 843, that would bar local governments from approving any rezoning, special-use permit, site plan or plan of development for a data center as of July 1, 2027.
The bill would also bar the State Corporation Commission, the Department of Environmental Quality, and any other state agency from approving a data center project.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
