The Virginia lawmaker who represents the area with the fourth largest concentration of data centers in the world announced a new data center bill package.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam’s 10th Congressional District has more than 300 data centers. Up to 200 more are planned for the coming years.
“Because of this, our utility bills are up and transmission lines are cutting through our schools and backyards,” the Democrat said in a release. “People are concerned about the future of our community and angry about the impact this will have on noise, the environment, and their property. The approach to building data centers has been driven by short-term profit rather than long term planning.”
Subramanyam has introduced several bills related to data centers, including one that directs government agencies to create official standards for measuring how much energy and water data centers use.
