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Virginia's data center boom is raising West Virginia's electricity bills

NPR | By Roxy Todd,
Mason Adams
Published June 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM CDT

West Virginia is all-in on coal while neighboring Virginia is moving away from it. But the same utility serves both states, making it hard to lower bills for customers.

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