AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAviation Workforce: Shenandoah University launched Virginia’s first air traffic control undergraduate certificate, a two-year pathway that can fast-track students toward an FAA-approved evaluation and jobs. Energy Policy: Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan, pairing thousands of public inputs with energy-system modeling to target reliable, cleaner, affordable power and net-zero by 2050. Grid + AI Demand: The U.S. will invest $5.25B to modernize the national grid for AI data center electricity needs, highlighting transmission bottlenecks and capacity pressure. Data Center Cost Fight: Virginia’s plan also pushes for data centers to shoulder more of the generation, transmission, and distribution costs they create, as Congress debates ratepayer protection. Manufacturing Expansion: LG Electronics will invest about $64M in Isle of Wight County to build chiller manufacturing for data center cooling, creating 164 jobs. Local Infrastructure: Ocean Pines is moving ahead with a ~$260K drainage project using cured-in-place pipe lining to rehabilitate aging stormwater lines with less disruption. Defense Tech: At Quantico, Pentagon leaders announced “Project Meridian,” a 120-day study on future warfare co-led by Elon Musk and others, signaling faster AI/drone development.
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