Pa. officials urge lawmakers to tax data centers, offset home energy spikes
“Data centers must pay their own way,” says Pennsylvania’s consumer advocate. Republican lawmakers want to incentivize more energy production.
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Many Pa. residents don’t want data centers in their communities. State leaders are welcoming them.
Even as opposition in Pennsylvania to data centers grows, many politicians say the proliferation of artificial intelligence makes them inevitable.
How Trump’s anti-renewables policies collide with growth of AI
What do Trump’s anti-renewables actions mean for the electricity sector, which is racing to keep up with artificial intelligence?
Meta reaches agreement to buy electricity from Beaver Valley nuclear plant to fuel AI data centers
Increased power demand from AI has given a boost to the nation’s nuclear industry, as a source of zero-carbon electricity, to an increasingly power-hungry tech industry.
Pa. environmental groups appeal permit for massive gas power plant meant to fuel data center
The proposed 4.4 gigawatt gas-fired plant would generate enough power for more than 3 million homes and emit more greenhouse gases each year than all the cars on Pennsylvania’s roads.
Springdale data center gets green light
Springdale borough council voted to grant a conditional use permit for a massive data center to be build on the site of a former coal-fired power plant.
As Springdale council prepares to vote, residents worry how data center could impact life in town
Anxieties have been rising in Springdale as the borough debates whether to welcome a data center to the site of a former coal-fired power plant.
Springdale hears hours of testimony on proposed data center; plans December vote
After five hours of expert testimony and public comment, the Springdale Borough Council could vote on a massive data center before Christmas.
State Republican lawmakers weigh solutions to rising electricity bills
Republican lawmakers want to see faster permitting, less regulation and an end to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Washington County acreage pitched as ‘carbon-neutral’ data center development
The pitch includes 400 buildable acres and access to natural gas reserves, a lot of water and methane from coal mines.
