POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · VA
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Virginia
672 data-center projects on file — 36.3 GW of nameplate capacity, $93.7B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$209
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
7.9%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#25
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+47%
#13 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
3.02 GW
· hydro
Bath County · Bath County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Virginia · residential · latest
15.96¢/kWh
↑ +12.2% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Virginia · residential · 2026 YTD avg
15.91¢/kWh
↑ +13.2% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Virginia's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
VIRGINIA · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
9.34 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
Virginia is staring at an 1.7 GW energy shortfall: 6.1 GW of data-center load is under construction or permitted in the state, but utilities have only 4.4 GW of new generation in the EIA-860M pipeline to serve it. (For scale, the state's already-running data-center load is 22.6 GW.) The largest plant in the supply pipeline is Bellflower Solar (Va) in Brunswick County — 600 MW of solar, first online 2030-01.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
672 projects
Projects on file
672
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
36.29 GW
≈ 159 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$93.7B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
6 statements
SUPPORT · 2025-05
“Data centers offer an opportunity for localities — this legislation limits local discretion and creates unnecessary red tape with a one-size-fits-all approach.”
— Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)SOURCE ↗
NEUTRAL · 2026-01
“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.”
— Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2024-10
“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.”
— Sen. Mark Warner (D)SOURCE ↗
§ 06
Industry money in Virginia
1 PAC active
Tracked super PACs that have spent in races for federal seats in Virginia this cycle. Crypto, AI, and energy-aligned committees are surfaced separately so the industry source of each dollar is legible.
PROTECT PROGRESS
CRYPTOFairshake affiliate (Dem-leaning)
FOR
$1.0M
AGAINST
$10k
FILINGS
4
§ 07
Follow the money in Virginia
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in VA
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.