WHO’S GOT THE POWER? Virginia’s Data Center Reckoning on the Friday Power Lunch

Virginia is the data center capital of the world — and the consequences are getting harder to ignore. Rising electricity demands, water and land concerns, and the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger have put Virginia at the center of a debate about who benefits, who pays, and who gets to decide.

Tim Cywinski of the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter joins to talk about the growing grassroots resistance — including the stunning 7-0 defeat of a Fredericksburg data center project last week — the NextEra-Dominion merger, and why Virginians need to start putting direct pressure on their elected officials now.

Melissa Thomas of the Climate Equity Working Group brings the essential ratepayer and environmental justice lens — who carries the cost of this extraordinary buildout?

Plus: Finale Norton & Robbin Warner bring the BIG TEN Women’s Summit Afterglow. What came out of our Master Classes and Think Tanks and how do we put it to work? RSVP at https://networknova.org/live/