VA-02 House
Side-by-side comparison of candidate stances on AI hyperscale data center moratoriums, electricity rate hikes, water depletion, and Super PAC funding.
Candidate Position
No evidence of any stance on data centers has been collected for this candidate.
Sources & Verified Statements
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Candidate Position
Elaine Luria recognizes Virginia's role as a major data center hub while demanding enhanced environmental reviews, grid reliability measures, and ratepayer safeguards.
Sources & Verified Statements
βI believe that any data center being built needs to have support from the local community with no exceptions, cannot raise electricity costs by one cent on any other rate payer, and must have a closed-loop water system to prevent massive water use that negatively impacts the surrounding community. Finally, I firmly oppose giving tax breaks to data centers and paying for those tax breaks by taking away health care from the millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid.β
βThe U.S. has a vested national security interest... to have the requisite facilities to compete technologically with China.β