With Virginia lawmakers divided on how best to tax and regulate data centers, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is trying to show them the way.
Warner introduced a package of legislation Tuesday to more tightly regulate the use of artificial intelligence, including requirements for the data centers essential to the fast-growing technology. Part of the package is the “Data Center Tax Accountability and Disclosure Act,” which would require data centers to publicly disclose their energy use, water consumption and emissions while also meeting high standards for energy efficiency and environmental protection in return for a federal tax break.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
