Iron Mountain Data Center - Manassas (VA-1)

Virginia state legislation

• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2025-00058 - Dominion Energy Virginia 2025 Biennial Review (GS-5 rate class)Approvalscc.virginia.govFinal order issued Nov 2025 -- created a new GS-5 rate class for customers ≥25MW (mostly data centers), effective Jan 2027, requiring 14-year contracts and minimum-take provisions.Download
• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2025-00057 - Appalachian Power Large Power Service Tariff RevisionApprovalscc.virginia.govFiled March 2025; final order approving revised Schedule L.P.S. (14-year contracts, up to 4-year ramp) issued June 2026 -- APCo's counterpart to Dominion's GS-5 case.Download
• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2024-00032 - Dominion Aspen-Golden Transmission Project (Loudoun County)Approvalscc.virginia.govNew 500/230kV substations serving Loudoun County's "Data Center Alley." SCC approved Feb 2025; Virginia Supreme Court affirmed Feb 2026.Download
• HB153 - Data centers; site assessment, sound profile on residential units and schools within 500 feetLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires site assessment and sound-profile review for data centers near residential units and schools within 500 feet.Download
• HB706 - Minimum requirements for data center customersLegislationdatacenterbans.comImposes minimum requirements on data center customers in the state.Download
• HB3565 - Income tax credits for data centers in opportunity zonesLegislationdatacenterbans.comProvides income tax credits for data centers located in opportunity zones or owned by minority, women, or disabled businesses.Download
• H1517 - Approval of Data Center FacilitiesLegislationdatacenterbans.comGoverns the approval process for data center facilities.Download
• SB 94Legislationfas.orgVirginia bill requiring noise and community site assessments for data center facilities of 100+ MW.Download
• H1002 - Rate Payer Protection Act (Data Center Planning Commission)Legislationdatacenterbans.comCreates a Data Center Planning Commission as part of ratepayer protection measures.Download
• HB559 - High-technology data center equipment tax exemption sunset revisionLegislationdatacenterbans.comRevises the sunset date for sales/use tax exemption on certain high-technology data center equipment.Download
• HB 507Legislationfas.orgVirginia bill imposing a Tier-4-equivalent emissions standard on data center backup generators.Download
• SB336 - SCC evaluation of generator tier requirements for data centersLegislationdatacenterbans.comDirects the State Corporation Commission to evaluate requiring data centers to limit Tier 2 generators in favor of Tier 4 equivalents.Download
• Data Centers Zoning Amendment ZO 112.1-2024-9 & ZO 112.2-2024-8Ordinancefairfaxcounty.govFairfax County zoning amendment requiring special use permits for data centers, enacted September 10, 2024.Download
• Phase 2 Data Center Standards & LocationsOrdinanceloudoun.govLoudoun County Phase 2 zoning amendment on data center standards and locations, in progress since September 16, 2025.Download
• Phase 1 Comprehensive Plan & Zoning Amendment (CPAM-2024-0001 & ZOAM-2024-0001)Ordinanceloudoun.govLoudoun County Phase 1 data center siting standards, enacted March 18, 2025.Download
• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2024-00144 - Ex Parte: Electric Utilities and Data Center Load GrowthDocumentscc.virginia.govCommissioner-led technical conferences (Dec 2024, Dec 2025) on frameworks for serving hyperscale/large-load customers, cost allocation, and co-located generation -- fed directly into the GS-5 and Rider T-1 decisions.Download
• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2026-00056 - Dominion Rider T-1 Transmission Cost AllocationDocumentscc.virginia.govSCC ruled July 2026 Dominion must develop a mandatory contribution-in-aid-of-construction tariff shifting transmission costs onto data centers. Named intervenors: Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Stack Infrastructure.Download
• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2026-00044 - Appalachian Power 2026 Biennial ReviewDocumentscc.virginia.govFiled May 2026, hearing Oct 2026. APCo testimony describes 36 potential large-load customers seeking ~25,000MW combined. Named tenants: Google (Botetourt County), Stack Infrastructure (Pittsylvania County), TAC Data Centers and Fluidstack/Solis Arx (Wythe County).Download
• Virginia SCC Case No. PUR-2024-00184 - Dominion 2024 IRP Supplement (Data Center Load Growth)Documentscc.virginia.govSCC ordered Oct 2024 supplement requiring Dominion to identify which transmission projects are primarily driven by data-center load growth; forecasts ~9GW peak demand growth within 10 years.Download
• HB1132 - Data center tax revenue; creates local residential renewable energy incentive program.Legislationlegiscan.comCarried over Feb 11, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB503 - Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers.Legislationlegiscan.comCarried over Feb 12, 2026Description comingDownload
• SB553 - Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0896) Apr 13, 2026Description comingDownload
• SB466 - Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers.Legislationlegiscan.comCarried over Feb 12, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB511 - Data centers; industrial zoning.Legislationlegiscan.comIncorporated by Counties, Cities and… Jan 23, 2026Description comingDownload
• SB552 - Siting of large data centers; site assessment, standards, civil penalties.Legislationlegiscan.comFailed Feb 2, 2026Description comingDownload
• SB130 - Data centers; site assessment, definition of high energy use facility.Legislationlegiscan.comIncorporated by Finance and… Feb 3, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB496 - Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623) Apr 13, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB784 - RS and UT; commercial and industrial exemptions, disclosure of data center operator exemption.Legislationlegiscan.comIncorporated by Finance… Feb 11, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB897 - Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.Legislationlegiscan.comIn committee Mar 3, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB591 - Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth.Legislationlegiscan.comCarried over Mar 9, 2026Description comingDownload
• HB1515 - Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium.Moratoriumlegiscan.comCarried over Feb 6, 2026Description comingDownload