Virginia Data Center Moratorium Tracker
Virginia has 10 state-level data-center restrictions in force and 2 active pauses. 13 more bills are pending. 14 city and county measures are tracked here, 11 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record.
Virginia
VA
In force
31
State-level measures on record, 12 in force
14
City and county measures, 11 in force
45
Primary sources cited on this page
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State-level measures in Virginia
Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Virginia we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first.
| Measure | Status | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2273Data centers; sales and use tax exemption, clarifies 'distressed locality,' report. | In force 2021-03 | Virginia HB 2273 (2021): Data centers; sales and use tax exemption, clarifies 'distressed locality,' report.. Last action 2021-03-25: Approved by Governor-Chapter 367 (effective 7/1/21). | |
| Virginia (budget tax exemption fight)Virginia: The Virginia Senate budget proposes accelerating the data center tax exemption sunset from 2035 to January 2027, which would redirect $1.6B/year | In force 2026-02 | The Virginia Senate budget proposes accelerating the data center tax exemption sunset from 2035 to January 2027, which would redirect $1.6B/year to tax rebates, transportation, and water infrastructure. The House budget preserves the exemption but adds clean energy requirements. The Virginia Data Center Reform Coalition, Piedmont Environmental Council, and Good Jobs First are pushing for the accelerated sunset. The General Assembly reconvenes April 22 to resolve the stalemate. | |
| SB 94Virginia SB 94 / HB 153, sponsored by Sen. Danica Roem and Del. Josh Thomas, requires 100+ MW data center applicants seeking rezoning to submit site assessment | In force 2026-02 | Virginia SB 94 / HB 153, sponsored by Sen. Danica Roem and Del. Josh Thomas, requires 100+ MW data center applicants seeking rezoning to submit site assessment reports examining impacts on agriculture, parks, historic sites, forestland, and noise near homes/schools. Passed both chambers of the General Assembly. Awaits Governor Spanberger's signature, amendment, or veto by April 14, 2026. Legislators reconvene for a veto session on April 22. | |
| HB 507Virginia HB 507, sponsored by Del. John McAuliff (D-Fauquier), is the first state law mandating Tier IV emission standards for data center backup generators. | In force 2026-03 | Virginia HB 507, sponsored by Del. John McAuliff (D-Fauquier), is the first state law mandating Tier IV emission standards for data center backup generators. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to deny air permits for generators below Tier IV standards submitted after July 2026. Governor Spanberger signed HB 507 into law on April 9, 2026. | |
| HB 30 (2026 budget)Data center electricity consumption tax | In force 2026-06 | Signed by Gov. Spanberger; a first-of-its-kind $0.011/kWh electricity consumption tax on data centers (up to about $600M/yr), effective Jul 1 2026, sunsetting Jul 1 2028. A restrictive tax, not a moratorium. | |
| Statewide moratorium on data centers with no end dateData center electricity consumption tax in the 2026-28 budget (not a moratorium) | In force 2026-06 | 2026-28 budget keeps the data center sales-and-use tax exemption but adds the first statewide electricity consumption tax on data centers, $0.011/kWh from Jul 1, capped at $600M a year with the excess refunded. Not a moratorium, and not a zoning restriction. The measure has no end date by design. | |
| Executive Order 22 (Data Center Accountability Framework)Executive order on data center accountability (no moratorium) | In force 2026-09 | Signed by Gov. Spanberger on Sep 18, 2026. Not a moratorium. The order bars executive branch agencies from entering into or requiring non-disclosure agreements for data center projects, creates a planning and community engagement toolkit for localities, expedites data center noise rules, directs a review of diesel backup generation, and forms an AI task force. The accompanying framework asks the 2027 General Assembly to end by-right approval for data centers above 25 MW, set efficiency and water-use standards, end state site-development subsidies for data centers and allocate transmission and generation costs to them; those items require legislation and are not in force. | |
| Executive OrderHold data centers accountable, form AI task force | In force 2026-09 | Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order aimed at regulating data center growth and impacts in Virginia. The order forms an AI task force but does not impose a moratorium on data center development. | |
| Virginia’s new data center rules | In force 2026-09 | Virginia's executive order limits state assistance and expedited permitting for data centers. The full consequences of the order are not yet known. | |
| Data Center Accountability Framework | In force 2026-10 | Virginia has enacted the Data Center Accountability Framework, which bans non-disclosure agreements for data center projects and initiates reviews of diesel-powered backup generators and data center noise. The framework also creates an AI task force and provides a planning and community engagement toolkit for local governments. | |
| Executive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections | Paused 2026-09 | Executive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections | |
| Virginia lawmakers call for study on AI use in Virginia colleges and more headlines | Paused 2026-09 | Virginia lawmakers have called for a study on the use of artificial intelligence in Virginia colleges. The article also mentions other headlines including a voter rolls controversy and a data center moratorium rally. | |
| HB 116Retail Sales and Use tax; exemption for data centers. | Proposed 2024-11 | Virginia HB 116 (2025): Retail Sales and Use tax; exemption for data centers.. Last action 2024-11-18: Left in Finance. | |
| SB 192Retail Sales and Use Tax; certain exemption for data centers. | Proposed 2024-11 | Virginia SB 192 (2025): Retail Sales and Use Tax; certain exemption for data centers.. Last action 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations. | |
| HB 1546Data centers; sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment or enabling software. | Proposed 2024-11 | Virginia HB 1546 (2025): Data centers; sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment or enabling software.. Last action 2024-11-18: Left in Finance. | |
| HB 2715Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, definitions. | Proposed 2025-02 | Virginia HB 2715 (2025): Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, definitions.. Last action 2025-02-04: Left in Finance. | |
| HB 2685Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial & industrial exemptions for data centers in Northern Virginia. | Proposed 2025-02 | Virginia HB 2685 (2025): Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial & industrial exemptions for data centers in Northern Virginia.. Last action 2025-02-04: Left in Finance. | |
| HB 153High Energy Use Facility siting permit | Proposed 2026-01 | Establishes a special siting and permit process for facilities using 100 MW+ (sound and site assessments), among Virginia's 60+ data-center bills, most of which carried over. | |
| HB 1515Temporary moratorium on local data center approvals | Proposed 2026-02 | Would bar local final approval of new data center siting until pending utility interconnection requests are filled or Jul 1 2028; a House subcommittee continued it to the 2027 session. | |
| SB465Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers. | Proposed 2026-02 | Virginia SB465 (2026 Regular Regular Session): Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.. Last action 2026-02-17: Left in Finance and Appropriations. | |
| Microsoft appeal of data center transmission costs order | Proposed 2026-09 | Microsoft is preserving its right to appeal a Virginia State Corporation Commission order that requires direct assignment of some transmission costs for data centers. Dominion Energy must propose policy changes by October to comply with the order. | |
| Virginia Takes Aim at Data Center Development, Energy Use | Proposed 2026-09 | Governor Abigail Spanberger has proposed an accountability framework and an AI task force aimed at giving communities more control over data center development. The proposal also addresses energy costs, water use, clean energy, and AI risks. | |
| Spanberger proposes by-right approval ban for data centers | Proposed 2026-09 | Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled a data center accountability plan and an executive order that includes creating an AI task force. The order proposes a ban on by-right approval for data centers. | |
| Spanberger presents slate of data center regulation proposals, puts first directives in motion | Proposed 2026-09 | Governor Abigail Spanberger unveiled a package of legislative proposals aimed at regulating the data center industry in Virginia. The proposals seek to tighten environmental regulations, increase cost allocation for the industry, and increase transparency in the proposal process by banning non-disclosure agreements between localities and data center developers. | |
| Spanberger proposes slate of data center regulations, puts first directives in motion | Proposed 2026-09 | Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger unveiled a package of regulations aimed at the data center industry, including tighter environmental rules and increased energy cost responsibility. She also put the first directives of this package into motion with an executive order. | |
| SB 1425Data centers; expands sales and use tax exemption. | Failed / vetoed 2021-03 | Virginia SB 1425 (2021): Data centers; expands sales and use tax exemption.. Last action 2021-03-01: Left in Finance. | |
| SB 1294Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes June 30, 2035, sunset on local exemption for data centers. | Failed / vetoed 2023-02 | Virginia SB 1294 (2023): Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes June 30, 2035, sunset on local exemption for data centers.. Last action 2023-02-01: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 9-N). | |
| HB 503Virginia: Prohibits Virginia utilities from recovering costs of transmission lines and energy generation serving data centers over 100 MW from residential | Failed / vetoed 2026-01 | Prohibits Virginia utilities from recovering costs of transmission lines and energy generation serving data centers over 100 MW from residential ratepayers. Aimed at addressing the $4.4 billion in data center transmission costs borne by customers across seven PJM states in 2024 alone. House subcommittee recommended continuing to next session. Part of a broader package of 2026 Virginia data center bills targeting ratepayer protections and industry accountability. | |
| SB 393Virginia SB 393, the Virginia's Great Outdoors Act (companion HB 641), was defeated in February 2026. | Failed / vetoed 2026-01 | Virginia SB 393, the Virginia's Great Outdoors Act (companion HB 641), was defeated in February 2026. The bill would have created a $250M/year dedicated funding stream for land conservation, public lands, trails, and outdoor recreation funded by a $3/sq ft annual tax on data centers above 25,000 sq ft. The Senate Finance Resources Subcommittee voted to 'carry over' SB 393, delaying it indefinitely. Both HB 641 and SB 393 have been defeated. The proposal would have established Virginia's largest-ever conservation fund, including a Virginia Tribal Commitment Fund, and was supported by PEC, NVCT, and conservation groups statewide. | |
| SB 619Virginia SB 619 / HB 155 requires a State Corporation Commission certificate before data centers over 90 MW can operate. | Failed / vetoed 2026-01 | Virginia SB 619 / HB 155 requires a State Corporation Commission certificate before data centers over 90 MW can operate. The SCC issues a certificate only if the facility has no material adverse effect on other customers' rates, reliability, or the utility's ability to meet Virginia Clean Economy Act goals. This represents one of the strongest state-level data center permitting requirements in the country. | |
| Rejected statewide moratorium on data centersRejected statewide moratorium on data centers | Failed / vetoed 2026-08 | Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R) wrote to Gov. Spanberger on Jul 30, 2026 asking her to use executive authority for an immediate moratorium on new data center approvals while the state assesses grid, water and infrastructure capacity; Sens. Richard Stuart (R) and Russet Perry (D) jointly asked for a special session on groundwater. Spotsylvania (Aug 11, 4-2) and Stafford (Sep 1) boards backed the ask. The governor's office answered Aug 11 that its approach, the $0.011/kWh consumption tax and an SCC directive making new data centers pay their full transmission cost, 'supersedes any effort to block them from being developed', and Spanberger has said a pause is a local choice. Under Virginia's Dillon's Rule a locality cannot enact a true moratorium; it can defer applications for up to 12 months while amending its ordinance. The measure has no documented term. |
City and county moratoria in Virginia
Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 14 tracked measures in Virginia, each with its source.
City of Chesapeake
2026-07
Eight-month data center application pause
City Council voted unanimously July 21, 2026 to suspend review of data center applications for up to eight months, or until it adopts regulations ending by-right data center development.
Culpeper County
2025-09
Local moratorium on data centers with no end date
Unanimous zoning text amendment requiring a conditional use permit, planning commission review, public hearing and a board vote, for data centers on light and heavy industrial land (about 2,200 acres on 140 LI parcels plus 867 acres HI). Data centers inside the Culpeper Technology Zone stay by-right. The permit route has not meant denial: on Jul 2, 2026 the board rezoned 69.19 acres of farmland at Nalles Mill and Keyser roads 4-3 for Red Ace Capital's two-building, 1.16M sq ft campus, after tabling it in June. The county counts two operating data centers and expects seven campuses in the Tech Zone plus an approved Amazon campus. The measure has no end date by design, applies at a threshold of 2,200 acres and covers rezoning requests.
Fairfax County
2024-09
Local moratorium on data centers with no end date
Not a pause, a standing zoning ordinance amendment, adopted Sep 10, 2024 and effective Sep 11, that requires Board of Supervisors special-exception approval for nearly all new data centers (by-right only in I-5/I-6 industrial districts), 200-ft setbacks from residential lot lines (300 ft for backup generators), a one-mile buffer from Metro stations, full enclosure or screening of mechanical equipment, and pre- and post-construction noise studies. A companion substation amendment adopted Dec 9, 2025 (unanimous) adds 100-ft residential setbacks, 12-ft solid walls, a 50-ft planted buffer and a 55 dBA nighttime noise limit, but leaves substations by-right in industrial zones, which is why the Plaza 500 (Lincolnia) fight runs through a 2232 public-facility review rather than a rezoning. Applications pending on Sep 11, 2024 were grandfathered. The measure has no end date by design and covers rezoning requests.
Front Royal
2026-09
Moratorium on data center land-use applications, extended 60 days
The Front Royal Town Council voted on September 28, 2026 to adopt a resolution extending by 60 days its moratorium on accepting land-use applications associated with data centers, while officials work on a permanent ban.
Hanover County
2026-05
Rejection of Mountain Road Technology Park data center
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-3 on May 28, 2026 to deny rezoning for the 430-acre Mountain Road Technology Park data center campus.
Loudoun County
2026-09
Virginia’s Loudoun County board votes to pause new data center applications
The Loudoun County board enacted a pause on new data center applications. The action was taken on September 18, 2026.
Mecklenburg County
2025-03
Mecklenburg County data center moratorium
Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors voted in March 2025 to end by-right zoning for data centers, requiring all data center applications to undergo staff-level review, a public hearing, and a Planning Commission recommendation. This replaced the previous system where some data centers could be approved administratively. The county has benefited economically from data centers, including a Microsoft complex whose tax revenues helped build a new school, and has reduced residential property and car taxes. Environmental groups have targeted the spread of data center sites in the county.
Prince William County
2026-07
Rejection of Dulles Cloud South data center rezoning
Supervisors voted 8-0 on July 7, 2026 to deny rezoning nearly 2,000 acres for the Dulles Cloud South campus (43M sq ft), days after the Digital Gateway project collapsed.
Spotsylvania County
2026-08
Local moratorium on data centers with no end date
Resolution adopted 4-2 (Mullins and Frazier opposed) backing Sen. Sturtevant's call for the governor to 'issue a statewide moratorium on data centers to determine whether development should be permitted and, if so, under what conditions'. Sits on two standing local rules: a Feb 2026 vote requiring a special use permit for every data center, ending by-right siting even on industrial land, and an Aug 25, 2026 comprehensive plan amendment (3-2) capping data centers at 45% of the county's industrial-zoned land, with two supervisors voting no because they wanted a lower cap. The county had earlier welcomed some $35B in data center investment. The measure has no end date by design.
Stafford County
2025-10
Local moratorium on data centers with no end date
Standing ordinance, not a pause. Phase 2 data center rules (Ordinance O25-29 and Comprehensive Plan amendment R25-208, adopted Oct 21, 2025; O25-29(R) on Dec 2, 2025 grandfathered five approved projects, Stafford Technology Campus, Potomac Church Tech Center, Centreport Gateway/Pemberton, Vantage VA-4 and Cranes Corner, 31 buildings and 8.7M sq ft) on top of the Oct 2023 Phase 1 rules: by-right only in M-2 and the ICTP overlay, 100/200-ft setbacks from non-commercial zoning (a 500-ft residential setback was recommended), sound mitigation with post-occupancy noise checks at 90 days and annually, 30% open space outside the urban service area. The county reports 11 applications still under review and none filed since Sep 2025. On Sep 1, 2026 the board directed staff to draft letters asking Gov. Spanberger for a special session on data center rules and, failing quick legislation, a temporary pause on new large-scale approvals; Chair Diggs calls the ordinance 'the strictest in Virginia'. The measure has no end date by design.
Virginia Beach
2026-08
Local moratorium on data centers through August 18, 2027
12-month pause on new data center applications, 10-0, ending early if the council adopts a data center ordinance first. Aimed at larger-scale and hyperscale proposals; does not affect the existing Globalinx facility. Staff told the council the city has no established definitions, setbacks or noise thresholds yet. Reported as a Tuesday vote in coverage published before Aug 20; Aug 18 is that Tuesday. The measure runs to August 18, 2027.
Fauquier
2026-10
Fauquier Board of Supervisors moves to restrict data center development
The Fauquier Board of Supervisors proposed a zoning change to restrict data center development. The action was taken on 2026-10-12.
Suffolk
2026-10
Proposed citywide prohibition on data centers
Suffolk City Council directed the Planning Commission to draft a Unified Development Ordinance amendment prohibiting data centers in all zoning districts. The Planning Commission voted 8-0 to recommend the citywide prohibition, and City Council is scheduled to consider the ordinance on Oct. 21, 2026.
Fluvanna County
2025-09
Expired local moratorium on data centers through January 31, 2026
In Sep 2025 the board directed staff to postpone consideration of data center site plan applications until Jan 31, 2026 while it rewrote the code; the planning commission's minutes called it a moratorium and County Attorney Dan Whitten later said it was not one. In Dec 2025 the board amended the code to require a special use permit for data centers in industrial districts. On Aug 5, 2026, with an 843-acre agricultural parcel near Bremo Bluff being marketed as a data center site, Supervisor Fairchild asked for a resolution and a temporary pause on new applications to be placed on the Aug 19 agenda; Chair O'Brien opposed an outright prohibition. The Aug 19 outcome has not been located, check the minutes before citing. The measure runs to January 31, 2026 and covers new applications.
Where Virginia stands
Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Virginia accounts for 31 of the state-level measures and 14 of the local ones.
By total measures on record it is #11 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #29 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout.
Sources for Virginia
45 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab.
- Statewide · HB 2273 — Data centers; sales and use tax exemption, clarifies 'distressed locality,' report. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · Virginia (budget tax exemption fight) — Virginia: The Virginia Senate budget proposes accelerating the data center tax exemption sunset from 2035 to January 2027, which would redirect $1.6B/year virginiamercury.com →
- Statewide · SB 94 — Virginia SB 94 / HB 153, sponsored by Sen. Danica Roem and Del. Josh Thomas, requires 100+ MW data center applicants seeking rezoning to submit site assessment cardinalnews.org →
- Statewide · HB 507 — Virginia HB 507, sponsored by Del. John McAuliff (D-Fauquier), is the first state law mandating Tier IV emission standards for data center backup generators. virginiamercury.com →
- Statewide · HB 30 (2026 budget) — Data center electricity consumption tax gtlaw.com →
- Statewide · Statewide moratorium on data centers with no end date — Data center electricity consumption tax in the 2026-28 budget (not a moratorium) williamsmullen.com →
- Statewide · Executive Order 22 (Data Center Accountability Framework) — Executive order on data center accountability (no moratorium) governor.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · Executive Order — Hold data centers accountable, form AI task force cardinalnews.org →
- Statewide — Virginia’s new data center rules constructiondive.com →
- Statewide — Data Center Accountability Framework datacenterdynamics.com →
- Statewide — Executive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections theregister.com →
- Statewide — Virginia lawmakers call for study on AI use in Virginia colleges and more headlines virginiamercury.com →
- Statewide · HB 116 — Retail Sales and Use tax; exemption for data centers. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · SB 192 — Retail Sales and Use Tax; certain exemption for data centers. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · HB 1546 — Data centers; sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment or enabling software. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · HB 2715 — Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, definitions. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · HB 2685 — Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial & industrial exemptions for data centers in Northern Virginia. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · HB 153 — High Energy Use Facility siting permit virginiamercury.com →
- Statewide · HB 1515 — Temporary moratorium on local data center approvals lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · SB465 — Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide — Microsoft appeal of data center transmission costs order utilitydive.com →
- Statewide — Virginia Takes Aim at Data Center Development, Energy Use govtech.com →
- Statewide — Spanberger proposes by-right approval ban for data centers virginiabusiness.com →
- Statewide — Spanberger presents slate of data center regulation proposals, puts first directives in motion virginiamercury.com →
- Statewide — Spanberger proposes slate of data center regulations, puts first directives in motion marylandmatters.org →
- Statewide · SB 1425 — Data centers; expands sales and use tax exemption. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · SB 1294 — Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes June 30, 2035, sunset on local exemption for data centers. lis.virginia.gov →
- Statewide · HB 503 — Virginia: Prohibits Virginia utilities from recovering costs of transmission lines and energy generation serving data centers over 100 MW from residential vpm.org →
- Statewide · SB 393 — Virginia SB 393, the Virginia's Great Outdoors Act (companion HB 641), was defeated in February 2026. multistate.us →
- Statewide · SB 619 — Virginia SB 619 / HB 155 requires a State Corporation Commission certificate before data centers over 90 MW can operate. vpm.org →
- Statewide · Rejected statewide moratorium on data centers — Rejected statewide moratorium on data centers valawyersweekly.com →
- City of Chesapeake — Eight-month data center application pause virginiabusiness.com →
- Culpeper County — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date starexponent.com →
- Fairfax County — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date fairfaxcounty.gov →
- Front Royal — Moratorium on data center land-use applications, extended 60 days nvdaily.com →
- Hanover County — Rejection of Mountain Road Technology Park data center virginiabusiness.com →
- Loudoun County — Virginia’s Loudoun County board votes to pause new data center applications news.google.com →
- Mecklenburg County — Mecklenburg County data center moratorium sovanow.com →
- Prince William County — Rejection of Dulles Cloud South data center rezoning virginiamercury.com →
- Spotsylvania County — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date wjla.com →
- Stafford County — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date staffordcountyva.gov →
- Virginia Beach — Local moratorium on data centers through August 18, 2027 wtkr.com →
- Fauquier — Fauquier Board of Supervisors moves to restrict data center development news.google.com →
- Suffolk — Proposed citywide prohibition on data centers suffolknewsherald.com →
- Fluvanna County — Expired local moratorium on data centers through January 31, 2026 bisnow.com →
What does bind large loads in Virginia
A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Virginia sits in 2 footprints.
PJMDominant
Large loads must bring new capacity or be curtailed first. Filed, pending at FERC.
Non-RTO utility territory
No RTO or ISO market here. Interconnection terms, study queues and curtailment rights for a large load are set by the individual utility and its state commission.
Dominion and Appalachian Power (AEP) in PJM; Kentucky Utilities d/b/a Old Dominion Power (5 SW counties) and a TVA-served Bristol-area sliver are outside PJM.
States next door
5 of the 6 states bordering Virginia have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from.
Data centers in Virginia
The US Data Center Map identifies 825 facilities run by 146 operators in Virginia, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them.
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How to read this page
In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.
This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Virginia? Tell us.
Companion references: the Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the Data Center Water Tracker for water mandates, and the Data Center Delay Watchlist for named projects.
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