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  "description": "New electricity consumption tax expected to generate $1.2 billion over two years.\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T18:23:16.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 – Virginia lawmakers approved a new tax on data center electricity consumption Monday.\n\nThe measure was included in a roughly $75 billion biennial spending plan approved by the General Assembly, which retained a separate state tax break for data center operators. Under the compromise, operators will pay a new electricity consumption tax of $0.011 per kilowatt-hour, while retaining a sales-and-use tax exemption that Senate lawmakers had proposed ending in 2027, eight years before its scheduled expiration.\n\nLearn about America250 / Telecom150\n\n\n                            Learn about America250 / Telecom150\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Virginia Lawmakers Strike Data Center Tax Deal After Budget Standoff",
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