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VA-SB552 — Siting of large data centers; site assessment, standards, civil penalties.

Department of Environmental Quality; siting of large data centers; site assessment; standards; civil penalties. Requires a locality, prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception, or special use permit for the siting or major expansion of a large data center, as those terms are defined in the bill, to conduct an initial public hearing regarding such siting or expansion and to require the applicant to perform a site assessment including certain specified information and to submit such site asse…

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Legal stateFailed, withdrawn, revoked or supersededA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionVirginiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-02-02Failed to report from Local Government with amendments (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Community participation · Disclosure & reporting · Emissions standard · Siting & permitting

Gives affected residents a formal voice — hearings, comment periods, or benefit agreements — before or as a project proceeds. 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. Caps or standardizes the greenhouse-gas and pollution footprint a data center is allowed to produce. Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Siting of large data centers; site assessment, standards, civil penalties.

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