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America’s Trillion-Dollar Data Center Race Has A New Frontrunner

The state best positioned to cash in on the data center boom depends on who’s measuring, while a growing backlash over power, water, and incentives shadows the whole race. Virginia is in prime position in the trillion-dollar artificial inte

Republican Ledger staff · 7:08 AM ET

America’s Trillion-Dollar Data Center Race Has A New Frontrunner
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The state best positioned to cash in on the data center boom depends on who’s measuring, while a growing backlash over power, water, and incentives shadows the whole race. Virginia is in prime position in the trillion-dollar artificial intelligence arms race, according to one data center company.

Texas-based TRG Datacenters crowned Virginia the state best ...

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