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VA-SB336 — Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.
State Corporation Commission; data center generators. Directs the State Corporation Commission to evaluate the impact of requiring data centers to limit the use of Tier 2 generators and prioritize the use of Tier 4 equivalent or better generators. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report on any findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural…
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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.
Danica A. Roem
sponsored: Danica A. Roem
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Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.
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VA-SB336classified underCarbon
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336classified underCertification & Standards
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336classified underEnergy
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336classified underGrid Reliability
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336classified underSiting & Land Use
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336signals mechanismDisclosure & reporting
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336sponsoredDanica A. Roem
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗VA-SB336member of familyTier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within VA, session 2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗