Event Brief
Spanberger data center plan criticized over gas generation limits
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM ET
Summary: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Data Center Accountability Framework faces criticism that a provision limiting on-site natural gas generation could undermine data centers’ ability to provide dependable power for the state’s stressed electric grid. Critics say Northern Virginia’s demand growth is outpacing transmission and substation expansion.
WHO: Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore
WHAT: Kilgore criticizes Spanberger’s data center framework as internally contradictory, warning that restricting on-site natural gas generation may make grid support harder.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM ET
WHERE: Virginia
WHY: Kilgore said the proposal is internally contradictory and raises serious questions about whether it can work, given limits on on-site natural gas generation amid grid stress.
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