Pa. lawmakers advance bill to help towns set guidelines on data center construction
A state House committee is advancing measures meant to protect Pennsylvanians from negative effects of new data centers.
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Grassroots resistance to data centers rises in Pennsylvania
As community protests grow, both Democratic and Republican officials are proposing more industry regulation.
How extreme weather and aging infrastructure led to months of ‘musty’ water in one Ohio village
Residents in Cadiz say the water looks, smells and tastes bad. Experts blame extreme weather, aging infrastructure and a lack of certified professionals.
Ohio towns are pushing back against data centers to varying degrees of success
As rural communities in Ohio become hotspots for new AI data centers, some communities are fighting them, to varying degrees of success.
One proposed data center could use 20 million gallons of water a year
A proposed data center in Delaware City, Delaware, would use tens of millions of gallons of water every year.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants more data centers but they need to bring their own power
Gov. Shapiro said his data center proposal includes greater transparency, community outreach and water conservation.
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.
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.
