Energy

Chicago is quickly becoming a hub for companies looking to build new data centers and computing facilities, as Weldon Cooper data reflects.

Rural Americans are worried that AI data centers will raise their electricity bills as Cooper Center predicts energy demands will rise.

Battery storage plants are under discussion across the Commonwealth this year; the Cooper Center is tracking planned builds.

Data from the Cooper Center's solar database informed senators on both sides of the solar farm debate.

The planned acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra Energy brings together two multi-billion-dollar utilities. Here’s how they compare, and what the Cooper Center sees ahead.

There are no guarantees Dominion employees wouldn’t face future layoffs even without an acquisition, said a regional economist at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center.

Big tech has expanded across Central Ohio in a big way.

Cooper Center figures cited as Ohio lawmakers consider legislation that will support data center growth.

Localities are adopting policy changes in view of data center growth in Ohio, as seen in Cooper Center data.

Op-Ed relying on Cooper Center research on data centers in Ohio.