- On June 26, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas emailed thousands of employees urging them to help conserve electricity due to a 25% rate increase starting July 1, estimated to raise costs by $5 million next fiscal year.
- Henrico County, with over 350,000 residents near Richmond, Virginia, has become a data center hub with 37 existing centers and plans for 17 more, including on Civil War battlefields, partly due to its proximity to DC and ample land.
- Notable clients like Meta built a data center there in 2017, highlighting the county's role as a key service provider for both large and small companies.