The Geothermal Industry in Virginia strongly supports SB893 and thanks the committee chairman and the Patron Leader Surovell

As the President of the Bren Pointe Homeowners Association representing my community dealing with the proposed Plaza 500 data center project that will include 466,000 sq. ft. data center building , 5-acre electrical substation, and transmission lines proposed less than 100 ft. from resident homes, these common sense bills would provide basic protections for residents (https://sites.google.com/view/savebrenmar/home). This data center proposal was specifically referenced in the JLARC report as being "too close" to residents. (pg. 79, https://jlarc.virginia.gov/pdfs/reports/Rpt598-2.pdf) This project is illustrative of the impacts that data center development, including transmission lines and substations, have on communities. The SCC is currently considering its review of the substation and transmission lines in this proposal, and while alternatives like undergrounding of transmission lines and relocating the substation to an existing substation location, those alternatives are being rejected because of cost to Dominion. If cost allocation was shifted to the data center customer it would make alternatives that significantly mitigate impacts to residents more viable. Your bill is really important for residents and for alternatives to be able to be considered that mitigate impacts. Thank you, Tyler Ray President, Bren Pointe HOA Board of Directors 6186 Veneto Terrace Alexandria, VA 22312

In Northern VA, we need protection from unconstrained data center growth, which is negatively impacting our environment and quality of life. This extreme level of development affects the affordability and reliability of electrical power, forcing local residents to pay for infrastructure costs that they are not causing and which provides them with no benefits. SB960 seeks to ensure protections. PLEASE support SB960.

I will make this short. Thanks to Loudoun and Pr William County governments, the Northern Virginia area is fast becoming the world's largest conglomeration of data centers and poses great environmental risks to the residents of those counties. In addition, all residents of Virginia should NOT be required to pay increased electricity rates to support the multi-million dollar companies that are building and leasing the data center facilities. You must protect the residential consumer.

SB960 is the bare minimum the General Assembly must do to protect ratepayers. Although the SCC may already have the power do this sort of review now, they have repeatedly chosen not to utilize it. Direction must be given from the General Assembly. Please pass SB960 without further amendments.

Virginia is running out of time to protect our communities from unconstrained data center growth, as identified in a recent JLARC study. The current path of reckless data center growth is challenging the affordability and reliability of electrical power. SB960 seeks to ensure protection of ratepayers who are footing the bill for infrastructure costs they are not causing. We do not have the luxury to wait yet another year to provide meaningful guardrails on the data center industry. The facts cannot be denied or dismissed any longer. This is not a partisan issue. Now is the time to act. Support SB960.

Please support SB1047, which requires utilities to implement a demand response program for large electrical power consumers. Such programs would reduce customers' energy consumption during emergency events and minimize air pollution from fossil fuel generators. Northern Virginia residents deserve consistent, strong air quality standards. We should not be forced to endure air pollution from fossil fuels generators for the benefit of data centers under any circumstances.

I will make this short. Thanks to Loudoun and Pr William County governments, the Northern Virginia area is fast becoming the world's largest conglomeration of data centers and poses great environmental risks to the residents of those counties. In addition, all residents of Virginia should NOT be required to pay increased electricity rates to support the multi-million dollar companies that are building and leasing the data center facilities. You must protect the residential consumer.

HHH is a community for the elderly. Please support this Bill. Thank you!

I urge your support of SB1047, which requires utilities to implement a demand response program for large electrical power consumers. Such programs would reduce customers' energy consumption during emergency events and minimize air pollution from fossil fuels generators. Northern Virginia residents remember a foolhardy and rejected 2023 DEQ proposal to waive air quality standards to permit data center more frequent use of diesel back-up generators. SB1047 proposes a better solution.