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Data center power demand is heating up; here’s where Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates on the issue

Data center power demand is heating up; here’s where Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates on the issue

Update: 2025-10-14
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Governor Glenn Younkin gets a tour of the new Hyper Solutions expansion in Henrico County from the company’s co-founder Dennis Strieter. (Credit: Brad Kutner)</figcaption></figure>



A recent tour of a new power solution manufacturing facility in Henrico County is putting the spotlight on just how much power data centers will demand in the near future.





And while both of Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates know the Commonwealth’s economic future is likely linked to growing data center demand, they have different ideas on how to power it.





Brad Kutner has this report 





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Data center power demand is heating up; here’s where Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates on the issue

Data center power demand is heating up; here’s where Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates on the issue

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