Taming Data Center Turmoil – Policy Pathway Implementation

Hyperscale data centers are arriving faster, larger, and more concentrated than the institutions governing electricity systems can keep up with, and when projected demand never materializes, households pay for infrastructure they never asked for. This report gives policymakers three pathways – protect the public from immediate risks, build the capacity to govern hyperscale growth, and deliver durable public benefits – plus a Virginia case study showing why sequencing decides whether protections hold.

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