Don Beyer
Democrat · VA House - District 8 MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
- Co-chair of the Congressional AI Caucus and champion of national energy expansion, balancing pro-clean-energy buildout with strict local community zoning authority and ratepayer protection (VPM News).
- Demands that local communities decide siting and that tech corporations pay for their own energy and water consumption: “I want to protect our communities. Local communities should decide whether and where data centers are built. Families and small businesses should not pay higher electricity and water costs because enormous new data centers arrive in their communities. I will help build the energy America will need and prepare for the transformation of work” (VPM News).
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"I want to protect our communities. Local communities should decide whether and where data centers are built. Families and small businesses should not pay higher electricity and water costs because enormous new data centers arrive in their communities. I will help build the energy America will need and prepare for the transformation of work. That's why America needs an AI & Robotics Transition Program."
Date: 2026-10-02
→ Source: VPM News