Virginia

Government

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a US state government entity involved in energy policy and regulation.

Sector: government
HQ: VA, US
Stories: 24 on MGRID.org

Stories about Virginia (24)

PJM 2026/2027 Capacity Prices Reach $329/MW-Day as Data Centers

February 27, 2026 · Analysis

5 sources Data centers drove PJM capacity prices 11x higher in two years to $329/MW-day and caused a 6,623 MW reliability shortfall in the 2027/28 auction—the first in PJM history…
Roanoke Schools Get Virginia’s First K-12 Solar Microgrid

February 26, 2026 · Emergency & Local Government

5 sources Verified A $450K VDEM grant and $2.1M private investment fund Virginia's first school solar microgrid at two Roanoke high schools designated as emergency shelters.
Enchanted Rock Scales to 1 GW Generator Production in Texas

February 25, 2026 · Industrial & C&I Microgrids

4 sources Verified Enchanted Rock expands to a 407,000 sq ft Texas facility producing 1+ GW annually of modular natural gas generators for data centers and critical infrastructure.
Copenhagen’s 22.5 MW atNorth Data Center Pipes Waste Heat to 8

February 24, 2026 · Cooling & Heat Recovery

4 sources Browser Check atNorth's 22.5 MW DEN01 facility in Copenhagen runs at PUE below 1.2 and will pipe waste heat from direct liquid cooling to 8,000+ homes by 2028.
Merlin AI Reviews Power Quality Datasets for Engineers

February 12, 2026 · Power Quality

3 sources Merlin, the new AI from Power Monitors, can now analyze your utility's complete power quality data, identifying issues and ensuring compliance without manual review. This means faster, more…
Texas Senate Bill 6 and the ERCOT-Controlled Large-Load Kill Switch: Why Solid-State Transformers Are Now a Regulatory Question

January 12, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources Texas SB6 signed June 21, 2025 — immediate effect; expanded ERCOT large-load oversight. Co-located large loads must incorporate ERCOT-controlled "kill switch" for emergency isolation
Google Backs 361 kWh Battery Resilience Hubs in Two Former Coal

January 8, 2026 · Emergency & Local Government

4 sources Appalachian Voices will install solar-and-battery microgrids at community buildings in Dungannon and Duffield, Virginia, using Google grant funding to protect rural emergency response and food distribution from grid…
The Silicon Shock: How AI Hunger

December 31, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources Browser Check Goldman Sachs projected in May 2024 that artificial intelligence will drive a 160 percent increase in U.S. data center electricity demand by 2030, adding 15 to…
LADWP Approves $195 Million to Expand Demand Response Portfolio

October 30, 2025 · Grid Services & Demand Response

4 sources LADWP's board approved $195 million to scale its demand response programs from 80 MW to 340 MW by 2031, expanding C&I curtailment capacity nearly sixfold and adding EV…
RTOs Advance FERC Order 2222 Compliance

October 16, 2025 · Power Quality

4 sources Browser Check PJM delays implementation to 2028 while CAISO, NYISO, and MISO file compliance plans enabling distributed energy resource aggregations in wholesale markets.