Data centers in Virginia

Appalachian Power's next base rate case asks for about 61.4 million dollars a year, roughly 9.10 dollars a month net for a 1,000 kWh household after securitization credits, with new rates no earlier than March 2027. The State Corporation Commission has scheduled a public witness hearing for October 19, 2026 and an evidentiary hearing for October 20, 2026, with public comments due by October 15, 2026.

Appalachian Power asked for about 95 million dollars, roughly 10.22 dollars a month for a 1,000 kWh household; regulators approved 69.3 million, about 4.36 dollars a month, effective March 2026.

Dominion's routine annual pass-through of actual fuel and purchased power costs, with no profit margin. An interim increase of about 8.95 dollars a month on a 1,000 kWh bill took effect July 2025 while the case was litigated alongside the base rate case.

This case covered Dominion's roughly 922 million dollar deferred fuel cost shortfall. On September 29, 2026 the State Corporation Commission approved Dominion's plan to recover the shortfall, plus financing costs, over the shorter seven year repayment option, consistent with the hearing examiner's earlier recommendation. The approved recovery adds about 10.23 dollars a month to a typical residential customer's bill (about 7.97 dollars for the fuel costs and 2.26 dollars in financing charges).

The commission reallocated the cost of substations and transmission lines built specifically to serve data centers. The rider as filed would have added about 2.90 dollars a month to a 1,000 kWh residential bill; the revised allocation cut that to about 0.94 dollars. The commission also ordered Dominion to file a formal tariff within 90 days governing who pays for direct-connect infrastructure going forward.

Dominion asked for about 822 million dollars in new 2026 revenue plus 345 million more in 2027; the State Corporation Commission cut that to 565.7 million and 209.9 million. For a 1,000 kWh household that means about 11.24 dollars a month more from January 2026 and roughly 2.36 dollars more on top from January 2027. The same order created a new GS-5 rate class for customers over 25 MW, mostly data centers, requiring long contracts and high minimum payments so residential customers do not fund their grid buildout.