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Virginia Turns AI Data-Center Power Lines Into a User-Pays Tariff
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission ordered Dominion Energy to develop a tariff framework that assigns more transmission costs directly to data centers and other large-load customers when upgrades are built for them. The move follows Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s push for a cost-causation, or “but-for,” approach and is being framed by state officials as a ratepayer-protection measure. The deeper signal is that AI infrastructure is entering a new regulated-cost phase, where grid access, tariff design, and political tolerance may matter as much as GPUs and land.
Published Aug 7, 2026
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Small Modular and Micro‑Reactors (SMRs) for AI and Data‑Centre Power: global technologies, companies and deployment outlook
Small modular and micro-reactors are being wired directly into the AI power stack. A full Pattern Nexus deep dive on SMR technologies, timelines, and who will actually power the next wave of data centres.
Published Nov 25, 2025