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What Data Centers Don’t Want You To Know

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What Data Centers Don’t Want You To Know By Aaron Knishkowy, CCAN’s Executive Operations Associate and Special Projects Coordinator Data centers. The hottest topic these days in discussions about climate, technology, and energy affordability. The water-guzzling, land-devouring, city’s-worth-of-electricity-consuming mega-campuses are seemingly popping up faster than lawmakers can regulate them. Big companies rushing to build infrastructure […]

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Every Single Thing in Maryland’s Utility RELIEF Act of 2026

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Every Single Thing in Maryland’s Utility RELIEF Act of 2026 A full description of all 30+ policies contained in the 2026 energy omnibus package By Jamie DeMarco, initially published in Maryland Energy Talk Since session ended I have read through the Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act page by page, line

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It’s a Wrap: Maryland Legislative Session Climate Wins and Losses

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It’s a Wrap: Maryland Legislative Session Climate Wins and Losses By Brittany Baker, Maryland Director, CCAN Action Fund The 2026 Maryland legislative session wrapped up on Monday, April 13. Many of our priority climate bills were decided at the very last minute — and there’s a lot to celebrate! Thanks to YOUR advocacy, we helped pass

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Virginia’s Data Centers Need Clean Energy

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Virginia’s Data Centers Need Clean Energy LTE by Amanda Doughty, CCAN Action Fund Volunteer from Newport News, VA, initially published in the Virginian Pilot.   Re “General Assembly requires special session for budget” (A1, March 15): As Virginia’s General Assembly continues its budget negotiations, data centers have become a major priority for good reason. These facilities consume

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That’s a wrap! Virginia legislative session 2026 climate report

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That’s a Wrap! Virginia Legislative Session 2026 Climate Report By Victoria Higgins, Virginia Director On Saturday, March 14, the Virginia state government wrapped their 2026 legislative session. Lots of good, forward-looking climate bills passed, including solar siting reform, rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and expanding our battery storage targets. But they left some business undone…

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HB 897 Provides a Strong Incentive for the Data Center Industry to Go 100% Clean

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HB 897 Provides a Strong Incentive for the Data Center Industry to Go 100% Clean LTE by Natalie Pien, CCAN Action Fund Volunteer from Leesburg, VA, initially published in Loudoun Now. I am a 40+ year resident of Loudoun County; a retired Loudoun County public school teacher providing over 1,000 students science literacy; and a

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Senate Bill 619 Targets Data Center Oversight

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Senate Bill 619 Targets Data Center Oversight LTE by Dr. Jamie Bacon, CCAN Action Fund Volunteer from Alexandra, VA, initially published in The Fairfax Times. As a member of the board for our condominium community, which includes three nine-story buildings, I’m concerned about how data center growth is impacting our electricity bills. My complex’s electricity

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Climate Half-Time Report from the Virginia General Assembly

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Climate Half-Time Report from the Virginia General Assembly By Victoria Higgins It’s halftime at the General Assembly! With persistent chaos and backsliding at the federal level, much is at stake in Virginia – and thankfully, many good climate bills are moving forward. Today is “Crossover Day” in Virginia, when bills that originate and pass in

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Gov.-elect Spanberger’s Affordability Plan is Going to Be Electric

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Gov.-elect Spanberger’s affordability plan is going to be electric Op-Ed by Victoria Higgins, CCAN Action Fund’s Virginia Director, initially published in Richmond Times Dispatch. Abigail Spanberger’s ride to the governor’s mansion was electric. Literally. The governor-elect’s commanding more than 15-point victory was built on a campaign that promised to bring stability to everyday costs, not

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Deregulation Was Bad for Consumers, But Utilities’ Proposal for Re-regulation Would Be Worse

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Deregulation was bad for consumers, but utilities’ proposal for re-regulation would be worse Op-Ed by Brittany Baker, CCAN Action Fund’s Maryland Director, initially published in Maryland Matters For the past quarter-century, Marylanders have been struggling with the impact of policymakers’ decision to deregulate the state’s gas and electric utility markets. By many accounts, deregulation has been

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