Get the latest tech news

Data Center Power Demand Almost Doubled in Virginia, Utility Says


The biggest utility in Virginia, home to the global hotspot Data Center Alley, saw demand from data centers in development almost double in the last half of 2024. From a report: Total data center power capacity under contract with Dominion Energy in Virginia, which includes projects from preliminary...

From a report: Total data center power capacity under contract with Dominion Energy in Virginia, which includes projects from preliminary to advanced stages of development, increased to 40.2 gigawatts in December from 21.4 gigwatts in July, the company said on its earnings call Wednesday. Demand for power is surging with the development of data centers and artificial intelligence, along with manufacturing and the increasing electrification of the economy. Northern Virginia, which has the biggest concentration of the facilities in the world, has earned the nickname of Data Center Alley.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of Virginia

Virginia

Photo of utility

utility

Related news:

News photo

Data Center Power Demand Almost Doubled in Virginia, Utility Says

News photo

FBI: Largest homemade explosives cache in agency history found in Virginia

News photo

Micron to invest $2.17 billion to expand U.S.-based memory production | Micron to expand production capacity for specialty DRAM products in Virginia.