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Northern Virginia is a major hub for data center development and cloud computing infrastructure, competing with Texas for large technology investments due to its proximity to Washington, D.C. and existing fiber optic networks.
July 2, 2026
FERC Orders Six Grid Operators to Defend the Rules or Rewrite ThemA developer requesting 100 MW of grid connection in Northern Virginia now waits seven years for power to arrive, against a national average of four, while the data center shell goes up in 18 to 24 months.
June 2, 2026
Ride-Through Becomes the New Phase I Discipline for Texas SitesJLL projects Texas will capture 30% of the U.S. market by 2028 as Northern Virginia and Atlanta interconnection delays stretch three to four years.
February 23, 2026
Texas Adds 58 GW of Gas in One Year. The Grid May Be the Last to Know.JLL's North America Data Center Report (Year-End 2025) projects Texas will surpass Northern Virginia as the world's largest data center
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Oracle
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Virginia
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JLL
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Chevron
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ERCOT
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Nvidia
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Atlanta, GA
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Texas
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NRC
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