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Virginia tightens datacenter rules, adds 25MW permit limits
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- Governor Abigail Spanberger of Virginia issued an executive order tightening datacenter construction rules.
- The order bans nondisclosure agreements, requires transparency, and limits permits for projects over 25 megawatts.
- It restricts water-intensive cooling towers in scarce-water areas and urges clean-energy generator retrofits.
- Governor Kathy Hochul temporarily halted New York datacenter builds exceeding 50 megawatts in July.
- Governor Josh Shapiro barred Pennsylvania datacenter permits unless applicants meet the Governor’s GRID requirements.