The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Scott County
Mixed Data Center Policies
Virginia offers conditional tax breaks and optional local tax benefits for qualifying data centers, while requiring large new facilities to assess noise and certain generators to meet emission limits for applications from July 2026. Separate water reporting by covered suppliers is upcoming.
Rating and summary from Virginia statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Scott County.
Specific to Scott County only.
pending · County measureThe provided materials do not establish the purpose, requirements, affected parties, legal effect, or implementation status of a Virginia Scott County proposed data center zoning amendment for 2026.Virginia Scott County Proposed Data Center Zoning Amendment (2026)
What this means
The proposal would allow data centers in Scott County, opening a path for development where zoning may not currently allow it (“allow data centers in the county”). The sources don’t explain where they could be built or what conditions would apply, so the likely benefit appears modest.
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The proposed zoning amendment would allow data centers in Scott County. The Planning Commission tabled the proposal, so it was not approved at that meeting. would allow data centers in the county
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