Virginia energy leaders discuss growing electricity demand and solar development
State energy leaders and Weldon Cooper researchers discuss how the Commonwealth can meet its growing electricity needs.
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Virginia Beach leaders need to ask detailed questions when data centers want to move in
Cooper Center expert João Ferreira advises city leaders on their next move with data centers; the city has halted considering new ones until it defines and regulates them.
WHRO Public Media
Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state's power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report from the Cooper Center and ECOnorthwest details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Mapped: How the American Population Map Will Shift by 2050
According to the Cooper Center, the U.S. could add 28 million people by 2050, with Texas and Florida alone accounting for 62% of the projected increase.
Yahoo News
Virginia Humanities doles out $200K to orgs working on oral histories, docs, more
Virginia Humanities, the Charlottesville-based state humanities council, has awarded more than $200,000 to nonprofits statewide.
October 12, 2026: Charlottesville Community Engagement
The Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service will receive $15,000 for a project called “Working with Tribes 101 Virtual Statewide Workshop” to support “training that advances public understanding of Virginia Indian history, culture, and governance.”
Charlottesville Community Engagement
McLean County water capacity is a fluid conversation for data centers
Cooper Center expert João Ferreira tells WGLT that differences in each and every data center's need for water make it impossible to say how much one would need or use.
WGLT News
UVA report: State’s economy will likely improve, despite job losses
The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s revised prediction for the rest of 2026 is a little less gloomy than it was in May.
UVA Today
Virginia economy expected to grow as job market declines
A new forecast from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center projects Virginia will lose more than 18,000 jobs in 2026, even as the overall economy continues to grow.
Texas Is on Path To Pass California in Population
Speaking of business-friendly states, Texas added approximately 1.5 million net domestic migrants from other states and D...
New Karsh Institute Study Informs Debate Over Virginia’s Election Calendar
The Cooper Center teamed up with the Karsh Institute of Democracy to research what would happen if the Commonwealth aligned its voting calendar with federal elections for a subcommittee of the Virginia General Assembly.
Karsh Institute of Democracy
Data Centers Are Popping Up All Over Chicago. Here's Where — And Why They're Controversial
Chicago is quickly becoming a hub for companies looking to build new data centers and computing facilities, as Weldon Cooper data reflects.
Block Club Chicago
UVA report: Nation’s population growth is slowing
But the count will still hit 370 million by 2050, says the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
UVA Today
CSPDC receives Virginia Housing grant for data dashboard
CSPDC received a $50,000 Virginia Housing grant to build an interactive regional data dashboard to share timely demographic, economic, and housing data prepared by the Cooper Center.
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