Virginia county tells schools, businesses to 'conserve electricity' as AI data center demand hits grid, raises energy prices
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AI data center load is now crowding out local demand—Henrico County’s 25% bill spike and conservation orders are the early warning. If you’re siting compute or power-hungry operations, grid capacity, water, and community politics are now first-class constraints, not afterthoughts.
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