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10/23/2026

Let us be perfectly clear, DESPITE all the knowledge we dropped on you in the last two days, Governor Northam and the Democrat controlled legislation went through with the Electric Vehicle Mandate in 2021 right before Youngkin came into office. disregarding the 2019-2023 Data Center boom in Northern Virginia which was controlled by none other than.....Democrats in Board of Supervisor seats. You think it is bad now? It would have been way worse left to their own devices. If you can't see the whole picture as an elected official you need to step aside.

By the time you get to the end we hope you will have asked yourself the question...How can you charge an EV when the grid goes offline due to instability?

If Richmond had proceeded with enforcing the electric vehicle (EV) mandate originally set in motion during the Governor Ralph Northam administration (passed legislatively via House Bill 1965 in early 2021), the Virginia electrical grid would currently be facing severe localized destabilization and transformer overload.
The "Clean Cars" law legally bound Virginia to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) guidelines. It mandated that 35% of all new 2026 model-year vehicles sold by dealerships in the commonwealth be fully electric or hybrid, scaling up to a 100% gas-car ban by 2035.
However, in June 2024, Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares officially extracted Virginia from the mandate effective January 1, 2025. If that exit had not happened, the grid would be experiencing the following strains:

1. The Power Collision Course (EVs vs. AI Data Centers)

The primary issue is that the EV mandate's implementation timeline was on a direct collision course with Virginia's explosive data center boom.
• The Projected Demand: Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection models that Virginia’s localized data center hub alone will consume up to 25 gigawatts (GW) by 2035.
• If the EV mandate were layered on top of this hyperscale computing surge, total energy demand across Virginia would more than double. PJM would have been forced to trigger emergency capacity protocols far earlier than expected, dramatically dropping grid reserve margins.

2. Localized Distribution Failure ("The Last Mile" Strain)

While utilities like Dominion Energy consistently maintain that they can generate enough baseline raw wattage to handle long-term EV expansion, the true failure point under the mandate would occur at the local level:
• Transformer Overheating: Integrating rapid residential EV charging can increase the power losses of local neighborhood distribution transformers by up to three times.
• A sudden 35% model year injection of battery-electric vehicles into residential suburbs would severely outpace the 7-to-10-year timeline required to upgrade local substations, neighbourhood power lines, and residential transformers. This mismatch would lead to rolling summer brownouts during peak post-work charging hours (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM). ***We are on the brink of brownouts despite the EV mandate being rescinded.***

3. Escalating Customer Congestion Costs

To try to balance the simultaneous pull of hundreds of new data center buildings and thousands of would-be mandated electric vehicles, the grid would have faced even higher soaring structural costs.
• Grid Congestion Fee Hikes: PJM grid congestion costs across Virginia surged 64% over the last few years to $1.7 billion.
• Under the mandate, these transmission upgrade fees would have been directly integrated into retail electric rates. Even with recent state interventions—such as the State Corporation Commission (SCC) ordering data centers to absorb 85% of their own dedicated transmission costs—everyday residential utility bills would be exponentially higher to fund localised EV grid reinforcement.

Per REC Coop experts plugging an EV into your house to recharge would increase your electric usage by 85%. Imagine the bill these owners are experiencing. Yikes.

10/23/2026

All the data is sourced from EIA.gov SEDS tracking Virginia Consumption vs Generation solely sourced in-state. Without West Virginia's and Pennsylvania's help we would be up a creek with no paddle. If the politicians you meet do not understand this, don't vote for them. Enough is enough.

1. Electricity Net Generation Trends (By Fuel Type)

Over the last 25 years, Virginia's in-state utility-scale electricity generation transformed through a major fuel-switching era:
• The Collapse of Coal: Around 2000, coal was a dominant baseline pillar for Virginia's power grid. Driven by environmental regulations, economics, and plant retirements, coal-fired generation collapsed. By 2026, coal accounted for just over 2% of Virginia's internal electricity generation mix.
• The Rise of Natural Gas: Natural gas aggressively filled the void left by coal. Bolstered by the Marcellus and Utica shale expansion, natural gas-fired power plants scaled rapidly to become Virginia's primary source of electricity generation, supplying roughly 37% of the grid's total consumption footprint.
• The Nuclear Baseline: Nuclear energy has remained the state's largest, most consistent source of zero-carbon baseline power over the past 25 years. Anchored by the multi-unit Surry and North Anna Power Stations, nuclear reliably generates roughly 17% of the state's total electricity consumption requirements year-over-year.
• The Renewable Expansion (Post-2020): Renewable energy—which historically consisted almost entirely of legacy biomass, wood waste, and conventional hydroelectric generation—surged in the 2020s. Utility-scale and distributed solar generation expanded rapidly under state mandates, climbing to encompass nearly 7% of Virginia's generation mix by 2026.

2. Primary Energy Consumption Trends (By End-Use Sector)

EIA tracks energy consumption by four primary end-use sectors, measured in British thermal units (Btu) and megawatt-hours (MWh):
• Transportation Sector: Historically the largest single consumer of primary energy in Virginia due to the state's massive interstate corridors, maritime shipping ports, and defense-related aviation hubs.
• Industrial Sector: This sector experienced a gradual plateau and decline over the 25-year horizon as heavy manufacturing footprint decreased, shifting its primary energy input from raw coal toward natural gas and electricity.
• Residential Sector: Residential load scaled closely with Virginia's population growth over the last 25 years, representing a stable roughly 15% share of primary consumption.
• The Commercial Sector Explosion: The most disruptive energy trend in modern Virginia history is the explosive growth of the commercial sector. Driven entirely by the rapid expansion of nearly 600 data centers across Northern and Central Virginia, commercial sector power demands grew exponentially. The commercial sector now commands 54% of Virginia’s total electricity retail sales—the highest proportional share of any state in the nation.

3. The Power Deficit & Interstate Supply Trend

A defining characteristic of Virginia's energy profile over the last 25 years is its growing reliance on interstate energy imports:
• The Import Deficit: Virginia has consistently consumed significantly more electricity than its in-state power plants can physically generate.
• The Data Center Strain: Between 2019 and 2023 alone, electricity receipts imported by Virginia utilities from neighboring PJM Interconnection grid states increased by 61% (19.0 million MWh) to keep pace with data center expansion.
• By 2026, net interstate power imports accounted for 34% (roughly one-third) of all electricity consumed within the commonwealth, making Virginia the top net electricity recipient of any state in the country.

Like we said in the last post. Poor Planning by the state. The Feds and PJM bailed us out. More to follow.

10/23/2026

Today's Election Office Hours
830am to 430pm
4810 Southpoint Parkway, 22407

The score is ~550 D's to ~250 R's. Add in Spotsy and the score is 550 to 280. Whoa. How do you all like those energy bil...
10/23/2026

The score is ~550 D's to ~250 R's. Add in Spotsy and the score is 550 to 280. Whoa. How do you all like those energy bills in the summer time? Anyway. For over 20 years the state and feds have had an infrastructure planning problem but what do we know.

10/23/2026

We don't think Spotsy Dems want to make Virginia's Datacenter topic a partisan issue. You won't like the facts coming your way.

Armed with the correct information you can make better decisions. Does your elected official / candidate know the facts?
10/22/2026

Armed with the correct information you can make better decisions. Does your elected official / candidate know the facts?

10/22/2026

Here is our Agenda for Change in the US Senate. Five things Senator Mark Warner has never done and will never do.

There is alot on the ballot this Election Season. Know what is on the ballot.
10/22/2026

There is alot on the ballot this Election Season. Know what is on the ballot.

10/22/2026

Since Datacenters and BESS facilities seem to dominate the local government meetings across the state. Here is some analysis conducted to break down Virginia's new Energy Plan.

Feasibility & Capital Analysis Report
23.1 GW Solar Microgrid Infrastructure for Dedicated Datacenter Baselines
1. Executive Summary
This report analyzes the scale, spatial demands, electrical engineering parameters, and financial capital requirements of an unprecedented 277,000-acre utility-scale solar microgrid designed to support uncompromised, 24/7/365 mission-critical data center operations. Using the sPower Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center as a commercial density baseline, this model transitions a massive nominal generating capacity into a practical, resilient baseload energy network through the incorporation of Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and facility efficiency overheads.

2. Generation Nameplate & Theoretical Capacity
The baseline reference utilizes a standard density of 617 Megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity per 6,000 acres of land footprint, yielding an operational density coefficient of approximately 0.10833 MW per acre. Applying this metric to the proposed 277,000 acres yields a total nominal electrical capacity:
• Total Nameplate Power Capacity: 23,083.33 Megawatts (or ~23.1 Gigawatts)
• Theoretical Equivalent: Capable of supplying power to roughly 4.6 million homes under standard utility load curves.
• Ideal Datacenter Support: In an unadjusted scenario (assuming perfect grid stability and continuous sun), a 23.1 GW capacity could theoretically support 77,000,000 square feet of data center infrastructure, based on a baseline demand profile of 300 MW per 1 million square feet.

3. Real-World Engineering Adjustments & 24/7 Baseload Modeling
Data centers demand continuous, uninterrupted uptime that standard solar arrays cannot inherently provide due to weather patterns and nighttime dark periods. To transition this infrastructure from intermittent generation to a reliable standalone microgrid, three fundamental physics and engineering factors must be applied:
A. Solar Capacity Factor Constraints
Photovoltaic arrays do not generate at 100% of nameplate capacity continuously. In a standard mid-latitude climate zone, a high-efficiency utility solar farm operates at a 22% annual capacity factor. This dampens the continuous average generation pool from 23,100 MW to 5,082 MW.
B. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Round-Trip Efficiency
To sustain data center servers during the 16-hour non-generation window, a massive volume of daytime
power must be directed into battery banks. Modern containerized lithium-ion grid storage incurs a
standard 15% energy loss during charge and discharge cycles. Accounting for this 85% round-trip storage
efficiency reduces the net usable continuous power down to 4,320 MW.
C. Facility Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) Overhead
The core server infrastructure (IT load) requires 300 MW per 1 million square feet. However, hyper-scale
facilities must also power massive liquid chilling loops, fans, and electrical distribution hardware.
Factoring in an industry-leading PUE multiplier of 1.25 increases the gross power draw to 375 MW per 1
million square feet of facility footprint.
D. Final Adjusted Footprint
Dividing the net continuous usable power (4,320 MW) by the real-world gross facility demand (375 MW
per million sq ft) demonstrates that this infrastructure can realistically sustain 14,400,000 square feet of
continuous data center space.

4. Spatial Footprint & Land Dynamics
Clustering the generation and energy storage assets creates a profound geographic requirement, split
between active photovoltaic collections and high-density storage yards:
• Solar Generation Land Use: 277,000 acres (432.81 square miles) of clear, continuous, or semicontiguous
terrain.
• Battery Facility Storage Land Use: To support a 16-hour dark window, the system requires a total
capacity of 69,115 Megawatt-hours (MWh). Utilizing a density metric of 70 MWh per acre for
containerized setups with physical thermal barriers yields a requirement of 987 acres (1.54
square miles).
• Total Combined Footprint: 277,987 acres or 434.35 square miles of physical land layout
(approximately seven times the size of Washington, D.C.).

5. Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Financial Analysis
The implementation of a standalone asset of this size demands a gross capital investment ranging between $32.57 Billion and $42.24 Billion. The economic allocation is organized across three primary capital streams:
Asset Classification
23.1 GW Solar Array
Calculated at $1.00 - $1.20 per DC Watt
Low-End Capital Estimate$23.10 Billion
High-End Capital Estimate $27.72 Billion
% Budget Allocation 67.5%

Asset Classification
69.1 GWh Battery System (BESS)
Calculated at $125K - $190K
per MWh
Low-End Capital Estimate $8.64 Billion
High-End Capital Estimate $13.13 Billion
% Budget Allocation 28.5%

Asset Classification
277.9K+ Acres Real Estate
Calculated at $3,000 - $5,000
per rural acre
Low-End Capital Estimate $0.83 Billion
High-End Capital Estimate $1.39 Billion
% Budget Allocation 4.0%

Gross Estimated Capital
Capitalization
Low-End Capital Estimate $32.57 Billion
High-End Capital Estimate $42.24 Billion
% Budget Allocation 100.0%

6. Infrastructure Risks & Strategic Challenges
• Interconnection and Grid Stabilization: Safely managing a peak 23.1 GW daytime surge into localized transmission grids requires extensive substation builds, high-voltage static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs), and advanced phase-shifting transformers.
• Geographic Fragmenting: Finding 434 contiguous square miles of flat land near key fiber-optic backbones is rarely feasible. The project would need to utilize a distributed generation schema across regional sub-stations, adding substantial transmission engineering overhead.
• Long-Term Capacity Degradation: Industrial lithium storage networks undergo inherent chemical cell degradation, typically fading by 1.5% to 2% annually. Project economics must maintain an active capital reserve fund for periodic "battery augmentation" every 10 to 12 years to maintain the baseline 4,320 MW continuous output.

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