Power Plays
Power Plays
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Bracing for Grid Strain and Customer Impacts from Virginia’s Data Center Boom
17 minutes Posted Feb 26, 2025 at 2:30 pm.
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Electric co-ops are preparing for their toughest planning cycle yet as large loads threaten to overwhelm the system. In this episode of Power Plays, energy expert Kush Patel, a senior partner with E3, shares what lessons utilities should take away from Virginia’s rapid expansion of data centers.