Survey: 35% of Virginia voters are comfortable with new data center construction, down from 69% in 2023, and 37% support data center tax breaks, down from 61%
Virginians previously embraced the facilities, but a Post-Schar School poll finds they are now almost as undesirable as nuclear power plants.
Look at the crumbling support among Virginians (America's first data center hot spot) for data centers: — Q: Would you be comfortable or uncomfortable if a new data center were built in your community? — 2023: 69% comfortable — 2026: 35% comfortable — www.washingtonpost.c…