VA HB591

Establishes Virginia's policy to encourage responsible data center operations while supporting grid reliability, affordability, and renewable energy deployment

Requires coordination between data centers, state agencies, and regional grid operators to share information on energy usage, interconnection timelines, and barriers to renewable energy deployment

Incentivizes data centers to participate in demand response programs, implement energy storage systems, and use automated technologies to reduce peak demand and support grid stability

Mandates that large-scale data centers pay their fair share of infrastructure investments to mitigate impacts on residential and small business ratepayers

Requires data centers to report water and aggregated energy usage, sustainability measures, and grid support program participation to state and federal agencies, while promoting cybersecurity and supply chain security measures