Require data centers to pay for needed transmission infrastructure

Cline supports requiring data centers to pay for new transmission infrastructure needed to serve them. He called that requirement the correct decision when sharing a report about a Virginia State Corporation Commission order concerning large energy users, including data centers.

Context: The cited requirement arose from a Virginia State Corporation Commission order, not a federal policy described in the passage. Position expressed in an August 13, 2026 Facebook post quoted in the September 21 voter guide; concerns a Virginia state utility decision.

In their own words

requiring data centers to pay for new transmission infrastructure is the correct decision

The source

Ben Cline: 2026 congressional candidate survey ↗

Published: 8/13/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026