Virginia SCC — Investigation of Data Center Cost Allocation and Rate Class Tariffs
VA · Va. SCC Case No. PUR-2024-00144
Virginia's State Corporation Commission opened a formal investigation into how data center load growth — driven by AI compute demand — should be allocated across electricity rate classes, to keep residential customers from subsidizing AI data centers. Includes minimum-billing demands and special tariffs.
Technical detail
Virginia State Corporation Commission Case No. PUR-2024-00184 (initiated Nov. 13, 2024). Investigation into Dominion Energy Virginia rate class allocation for large data center customers (200+ MW); JLARC Dec. 2024 report flagged $1,400/year/household cost-shift risk. Companion HB 2027 (2025) data-center transparency bill enacted.
Who is protected: Virginia residential and small-commercial electricity customers
Who must comply: Dominion Energy Virginia, Appalachian Power Co., large data center customers in Virginia
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | VA |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Moderate protection |
| Effective date | 2024-11-13 |
| Enacted | 2024-11-13 |
| Citation | Va. SCC Case No. PUR-2024-00144 |
| Enforced by | Virginia State Corporation Commission |
| Private right of action | No — agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Cost reallocation orders; rate-design conditions on data center service |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · consumer protection · government use of AI |
| Last verified | 2026-06-17 |
| Official source | Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2024-00184 (Data Center Cost Allocation) ↗ |
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- VA HB 2678 (2019, first deepfake-NCII criminal law) · In effect
- VA SB 1392 / HB 2031 (2021 FR moratorium, narrowed 2022) · Repealed / replaced
- VA HB 2094 (vetoed) · Vetoed
- VA DOI AI Bulletin · In effect
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- Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
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- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
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