"The $5.2 billion effort has fueled a backlash against data centers through the region, prompting officials in Virginia to begin studying the deeper impacts of an industry they’ve long cultivated..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal

Virginia data centers that process nearly 70 percent of global digital traffic need more electricity. Coal-fired power plants in neighboring states are going to provide it.