Dominion’s Updated Energy Plan Doubles Pollution as it Prepares to Merge with NextEra
October 16, 2026
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Our friend, @BillMcKibben, legendary author and climate activist (& founder of @thirdact) invites YOU to the day-long "People Over Data Centers" Maryland Action Summit. If you're someone who is concerned about AI and Data Centers THIS One-day Action Summit is the place for you to be. We will have inspiring speakers, activists, and fellow advocates from across the state of Maryland and beyond who are standing up to the big tech takeover. You can expect to learn from others, make new connections, and gather ideas to take back to your own communities. Hosted by @Chesapeakeclimate and @natureforward on November 7th at the Baltimore Convention Center from 9AM- 5PM. We hope to see you there. Get your tickets now ($25) at peopleoverdatacenters.org or the link in our bio!
More pollution. Higher bills. All to power AI and Big Tech. Dominion’s latest plan projects more than double last year’s carbon pollution and typical electric bills climbing over $100 a month over the next two decades.Virginia families shouldn’t foot the bill for unchecked data center growth. Read our full statement on Dominion's latest energy plan here: chesapeakeclimate.org/dominions-updated-energy-plan-doubles-pollution-as-it-prepares-to-merge-wit... #CleanEnergy #DataCenters #AI #Climatection #BigTechAccountability #EnergyAffordability #VAGov #VALeg #VAGeneralAssembly #VABudget #VAPolicy
Record-breaking October heat. A strained power grid. An emergency order allowing data centers to switch to backup generators if needed to keep the lights on. That was this week—not the height of summer. Nothing short of a PAUSE on new data centers can meet this moment.Sen. Russet Perry’s bill would pause new data center approvals statewide for three years, giving Virginia time to put protections for our communities, natural resources and ratepayers ahead of unchecked expansion.Now let’s turn that momentum into action. Join the March for a Moratorium tomorrow, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. at the Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/march-for-a-moratorium-leesburg-tickets-2000285707397#CleanEnergy #DataCenters #AI #Climatection #BigTechAccountability #EnergyAffordability #VAGov #VALeg #VAGeneralAssembly #VABudget #VAPolicy
Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-8) has just been added as a featured speaker for the landmark “People Over Data Centers” conference in Baltimore on Saturday November 7. He’ll join legendary writer Bill McKibben and a host of other heavy hitters appearing virtually or in person at Maryland's first statewide conference focused on the future of data centers in our region and beyond.Raskin, a committed climate activist and rising champion of data center reform, has just launched a Congressional investigation into the tech industry’s use of extreme secrecy around data center development. McKibben has been writing prolifically about the threat from AI data centers to public safety and the climate.Get your ticket to hear Rep. Jamie Raskin and activist Bill McKibben on November 7 at the Maryland “People Over Data Centers” conference in the Baltimore Convention Center. If AI data centers concern you, come to this day of inspiring speakers, panel discussions, music and more. www.chesapeakeclimate.org/peopleoverdatacenters/
