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Bracing for Grid Strain and Customer Impacts from Virginia’s Data Center Boom

Bracing for Grid Strain and Customer Impacts from Virginia’s Data Center Boom

Update: 2025-02-26
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Electric co-ops are preparing for their toughest planning cycle yet as large loads threaten to overwhelm the system. In this episode of Power Plays, energy expert Kush Patel, a senior partner with E3, shares what lessons utilities should take away from Virginia’s rapid expansion of data centers. 

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Bracing for Grid Strain and Customer Impacts from Virginia’s Data Center Boom

Bracing for Grid Strain and Customer Impacts from Virginia’s Data Center Boom

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