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title: "Virginia governor curbs data centers, creates AI task force"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/virginia-governor-curbs-data-centers-creates-ai-task-force-7940c6
source_name: "The Verge"
source_url: https://www.theverge.com/policy/997573/virginia-governor-spanberger-data-center-ai-task-force
published: 2026-09-18T18:29:17.000Z
topics: ["policy", "chips"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Virginia governor curbs data centers, creates AI task force

*2026-09-18 · Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/policy/997573/virginia-governor-spanberger-data-center-ai-task-force)*

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order banning executive branch officials from signing NDAs for data center projects, requiring expedited noise regulations, and mandating review of backup-generation operations. The order also creates a state AI task force to evaluate risks to residents from data center development.

**Why it matters:** Virginia has the largest concentration of data centers in the world, so state-level pushback here — banning secrecy deals and tightening oversight — could become a template other states follow, adding friction to AI infrastructure buildout.

**Topics:** policy, chips

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