Spanberger’s data center position is the test of her affordability message

Spanberger’s data center position is the test of her affordability message

Gov. Spanberger, pictured here at the state Capitol on April 22, amended Senate Bill 253 and House Bill 1393, measures by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling, D-Henrico, designed to shift certain capacity and infrastructure costs from residential ratepayers onto high-load data center customers. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)On April 27, while Gov. Abigail Spanberger was in Roanoke signing twelve bipartisa…

Commentary: Spanberger’s Data Center Position is the Test of Her Affordability Message

On April 27, while Gov. Abigail Spanberger was in Roanoke signing twelve bipartisan workforce bills at her hundred-day mark, a group of Botetourt County residents drove over to confront her about the data center sales tax exemption. Here’s what House lawmakers want to require of data centers to keep their sales tax break The recently