The DEQ Table, the Dominion Queue, and What "Pre-Buildout" Means for Hampton Roads
The complete DEQ data center air permit table (180+ entries statewide) has exactly one Tidewater entry: a hospital system. Hampton Roads has zero dedicated data center air permits. Dominion's new interconnect queue puts large customers 20 years out. Four open data API blocks documented for GitHub Action development. This is the window.
Legal Structures, a Correction on Norfolk, DEQ Air Permits, and the Budget Still Live
What Virginia code actually says about public compute ownership (IDA = owner but not operator; Southside Network Authority = better model). A significant correction: 3800 Village Ave is 99,962 sqft, not 28,427, and it's actively being marketed for expansion. DEQ air permits identified as better research tool than building permits.
The Budget Fight, the Cable Landings, and Norfolk's One Data Center
The Virginia tax exemption fight is live right now — $1.6B/year, deadline Saturday, Hampton Roads senators on both sides. Plus the precise regional inventory: Virginia Beach is a cable hub, Norfolk city has one 0.75 MW edge facility. And a correction to Session 1's figures.
First Pass: Virginia's Data Center Economy and Hampton Roads
What the JLARC reports reveal, what's already operating in the region, what communities have rejected, and what the sea level data actually says. Starting points only — six key unknowns identified for follow-up research. (Note: FY figure corrected in Session 2 — FY2025 was $1.6B, not $1B.)