Energy Landscape of Virginia | Episode 24 | Energy Related Legislation in the 2026 General Assembly

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of proposed changes to Virginia's sales tax exemption on data center equipment and its impact on the state budget negotiations.

Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 24 | Update on Energy Legislation from 2026 Virginia Legislative Session In a conversation with VACo Deputy Director Katie Boyle, we learn about the proposal to end Virginia’s sales tax exemption on data center equipment, and how that has led to an impasse on negotiating the next two-year state budget slated to begin July 1st. We learn about this tax incentive for the industry to locate in the Commonwealth and the potential implications to Virginia a...

People in this episode

Guest: Katie Boyle

Topics covered

• Energy Legislation
• Virginia General Assembly
• Sales Tax Exemption
• Data Center Equipment

Keywords

• Virginia
• Legislative Session
• Budget Negotiations

Mentioned in this episode

Products: data center equipment

Places: Virginia, Commonwealth

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