Research Firm to Help Hampton, Va., Shape Data Center Policy

Hampton, Virginia hired a consulting firm ($52,000 contract) to develop zoning policy for potential data center development, as the city currently has no data center regulations. The move follows regional competition in Northern Virginia and comes amid state studies showing unconstrained data centre demand could drive Virginia's energy usage up 183% by 2040.

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