Power banks on the left, and active servers are seen at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Just before her victory this fall, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill jabbed at nearby Virginia, which also had a governor’s race, over its booming data center market.

“Right now, we need to produce power here in our state … because Virginia has a million data centers which are sucking all the power out of our market,” Sherrill said at one debate, “We need to produce here, lower costs here, and stop putting the costs on the ratepayers of New Jersey.” (Sherrill was exaggerating: Virginia has 666 data centers, according to the Data Center Map , while New Je

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