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Chesapeake Climate Action Fund

$156,100 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!

Rampant data center expansion is projected to triple electricity demand in Virginia, a state in which just one county, Loudoun, is the data center capital of the world. This rapid demand curve has made lawmakers sympathetic to proposals for new fossil fuel infrastructure and allowed utilities to maintain coal plants previously slated for retirement. Big Tech must be forced to acquire clean energy and operate efficiently in order to keep Virginia on track to meet the state’s climate goals. CCAN Action Fund proposes a high visibility communications campaign to urge leadership to take action.

Geography: Virginia

Funding Type: c4c3

Presenter(s): Mike Tidwell, Executive Director | Victoria Higgins, Virginia Director

Presentation Date: 12/16/2025

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Chesapeake Climate Action Network

$110,500 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!

Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund (CCAN AF) is committed to advancing public policies that fight climate change across their region and beyond. Their Maryland team is working diligently to maintain Maryland's leadership as a national champion maintaining a steady pace in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, clean energy investments, and dedicated climate funding. Right now, CCAN AF is leading the advocacy for a state policy initiative: the Abundant, Affordable Clean Energy Act. This bill codifies clean energy solutions that will help ease Maryland's resource adequacy concerns and proposes ratepayer protections that will lower utility bills.

Geography: Maryland