Lower energy costs by producing more energy and ensuring high energy users — including data centers — pay their fair share of the cost of new electricity generation and transmission built to power them.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Lower energy costs by producing more energy and ensuring high energy users — including data centers — pay their fair share of the cost of ne…”

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Cardinal News (full text of inaugural address)https://cardinalnews.org/2026/01/17/full-text-of-spanbergers-inaugural-address/ ↗
“We will work to lower energy costs by producing more energy and by ensuring that high energy users pay their fair share.”
Spanberger for Governor (campaign website)https://abigailspanberger.com/issue/abigails-affordable-virginia-plan/ ↗
“make sure data centers are paying their fair share of the cost of new electricity generation and transmission that must be built to power them”