Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.
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The state is straining to cope with electricity demand from data centers. Governor Abigail Spanberger thinks rejoining RGGI will help.
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Jake Bittle Staff Writer Published May 01, 2026 Topic Climate + Energy Share/Republish Copy Link Republish Copy Link Email SMS X Facebook Republish Reddit LinkedIn Bluesky Abigail Spanberger won a landslide victory in the Virginia governor’s race last November with a platform that focused on reining in rising electricity costs. Virginia is home to the world’s largest concentration of artificial-intelligence data centers, and the state’s biggest utility is straining to meet an expected surge in power demand.
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