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New Rules for Virginia Data Centers: What Developers Need to Know About EO 22 and the ...
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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Virginia’s Executive Order 22 introduces the Data Center Accountability Framework, banning most NDAs on data center projects, limiting state incentives for projects of 25 MW or more, and mandating agencies to address environmental, energy, water, and community impacts. It creates an AI Task Force and sets a roadmap for further legislative and regulatory actions in 2027.
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Virginia has ended secrecy deals on data centre projects and cut state subsidies on large builds, forcing you as a developer to pivot your funding plans and deepen community engagement now. Keep an eye on new compliance rules landing in 2027 that will reshape where and how data centres get built.
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