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Virginia data centre limits: what site selection teams must budget

Virginia's governor has created an AI task force and moved to restrain data centre expansion, signalling tighter permitting, power and water constraints in the world's largest data centre market. Site selection teams must now model delays, community-opposition costs and alternative locations for AI capacity.

19/09/2026 / 6 min read

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