Virginia Is Data Center Capital Of World

By Douglas McIntyre  •  October 26, 2025

Virginia has the highest concentration of data centers in the US. Among the reasons are cheap energy, legacy internet companies like AOL, and services needed by the US government. Cheap electricity is another reason, but if AI data centers grow, that advantage will go away. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains. More video: Climate change is making your coffee more expensive

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