Data center regulation veto

Virginia does not have statewide data center regulations, so local governments are stepping in to regulate. It’s weird, right? Virginia has 1/3 of the world’s data centers and its’s a free for all. Virginia Legislature passed HB 1601 (2025 | VA) to regulate dalta centers and the bill was vetoed by the Governor. The veto message said local governments are best suited to determine data center regulations. So local governments are stepping in to create data center solutions that meet local needs.