Virginia

“Virginia needs a clear statewide strategy to meet energy demand while lowering power costs for families — continued blanket tax breaks without accountability aren't sustainable.”

“Nobody imagined the exemption would one day cost over a thousand times the projected $1.54 million. It's now projected to cost between one and two billion dollars a year — that's just not sustainable.”

“Keep building them. They just need to pay their fair share in taxes, that's all.”

“I love the jobs that they create, and I love Virginia's economy to do well. I don't want to kill the golden goose.”

“Many communities want to welcome data centers as businesses — as local revenue that is very important. Virginia needs a clear statewide strategy to meet energy demand while lowering power costs for families.”

“We've got to do something about this. The price of land in my district is skyrocketing due to data centers and energy bills are rising statewide.”

“Data centers offer an opportunity for localities — this legislation limits local discretion and creates unnecessary red tape with a one-size-fits-all approach.”

“Virginia utility bills could increase by up to $276 a year and potentially double within seven to ten years. My district has more than 200 data centers with another 100 planned.”

“We, for better or worse, are the data center capital of the world. Virginia is better positioned to be the nation's leader on nuclear power.”

“Amazon is the largest power user in the United States. That AWS is here, and that AWS is endeavoring to help us advance our innovation together, makes perfect sense.”

“Southwest Virginia is primed to become the next hot spot for data centers due to the region's land availability, ready workforce, and unique opportunities for sustainability and growth.”

Backer: Meta / Google / Amazon coalition

Big Tech 501(c)(4) advocating for policies that support American tech competitiveness. Funds state-level campaigns defending data center incentives and opposing moratoriums.

Backer: Google / Alphabet

Super PAC supporting candidates who back data center-friendly policies in Virginia — the #1 data center state. Active in 2025 gubernatorial race and state legislature.

Backer: Amazon / Google / Microsoft / Meta / Oracle

Data center trade association. Spent $500K+ on federal lobbying last quarter alone. Federal lobbying spend tripled from $123K to $360K/quarter in 2025. Revenue grew from $583K (2022) to $2.5M (2023). Meanwhile Amazon spent $4M in lobbying last quarter pressing on 'data centers,' 'grid modernization,' 'energy production.' Electric manufacturing sector poured $226M into lobbying in 2025 — on pace for biggest year ever. 7 largest tech companies: $50M combined federal lobbying in first 9 months of 2025.