SB 285

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 09, 2024
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Siting of data centers; site assessment.

Abstract

Siting of data centers; site assessment. Requires a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to require disclosure of water and power usage at full build-out and perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage, the regional electric grid, and carbon emissions as well as any impacts on agricultural, historic, and cultural resources within the locality.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.4, relating to siting of data centers; impacts on resources; site assessment. 24104537D

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Nov 19, 2024

Senate

Left in General Laws and Technology

Feb 07, 2024

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)

Jan 09, 2024

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104537D

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

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