In this Virginia Insider Podcast, Uriah Kiser sits down with data center watchdog and author Bill Wright for a hard-hitting discussion on Virginia’s escalating data center war.

Democrats are openly divided as Governor Abigail Spanberger and allies fight to preserve massive tax breaks for Amazon, Google, and other tech giants through 2035 — breaks that could cost Virginia nearly $2 billion per year in lost revenue. Meanwhile, Senator Louise Lucas and others push to end the corporate welfare.

Instead of closing the loopholes, lawmakers settled on a new electricity consumption tax expected to bring in just $600 million — a half-measure that leaves environmental groups, ratepayers, and a growing bipartisan coalition unsatisfied. Wright, a longtime fighter from Prince William County, breaks down the impacts: skyrocketing electric bills, water resource competition, secretive NDAs with local officials, and grid connection costs passed directly to Virginia families.

From the Prince William County supervisor shakeup to statewide budget battles, this episode exposes how Big Tech’s influence shapes Virginia politics and what it means for everyday Virginians across Northern Virginia, Southwest, and beyond.

If you’re concerned about taxes, energy costs, and unchecked development in the Commonwealth, this is essential listening.

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