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VA-HB323 — Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.

Department of Energy; use of waste heat from data centers; findings and recommendations; work group; report. Directs the Department of Energy to lead efforts to accelerate the use of waste heat from data centers in the Commonwealth by making certain findings and recommendations and convening a work group to provide expertise, assistance, and feedback on the Department's efforts. The bill requires the Department to submit a report of its efforts, findings, legislative proposals, and recommendations no later than Se…

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Legal stateEnacted or issuedA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionVirginiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-04-13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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Issues named in the record

Energy

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Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.

9 nodes · 8 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordVA-HB323Data centers; Department of…VA-HB323: Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeCarbonAI-assisted policy themeCarbon: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionVirginiaState policy jurisdictionVirginia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJr. Richard C. "Rip" S…personJr. Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan: personPolicy familyData centers; Departme…VAData centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.: VA

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