Energy: The Foundation of the
I-64 Innovation Corridor's Future
Ports. Defense installations. Universities. A global digital infrastructure hub. Every strength of the Metro Richmond–Hampton Roads megaregion depends on one thing working reliably in the background: energy. That background assumption is now a front-page issue — and RVA757 Connects is helping the megaregion get it right.
Virginia's electricity demand is growing four times faster than historical norms, driven by the electrification of nearly everything — EVs, manufacturing, healthcare, cloud computing, and AI. At the same time, new infrastructure is getting harder to build, and Virginia remains one of the most electricity-import-dependent states in the country.
This isn't a crisis, and it's not a knock on any utility — Virginia's energy providers are investing at an unprecedented scale. But site selectors now treat power availability as a top-tier criterion for where growth lands. Every strength of our megaregion — from the Port of Virginia to Hampton Roads' defense installations to our university research base — depends on getting this right.
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