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Will a data center join the Philadelphia Bellwether District?
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (1295+ words) PHILADELPHIA—A simmering debate over the future of Philadelphia’s Bellwether District has been reenergized by a Planning Commission presentation last month that identified the industrial zone as one of only two sites in the city capable of hosting a large…...
Bad actors can still skirt Shapiro's new data center rules, but he's betting they won't
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1546+ words) HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed an executive order setting much stricter environmental and transparency standards for new data center developments in Pennsylvania. The order is sweeping. And the many things it does — and doesn’t — do to existing and future…...
Why PA data centers want public officials to sign NDAs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1682+ words) HARRISBURG — When Talen Energy reached out to Anthony Township Supervisor Craig High about rezoning, he was surprised. In his role, he’s occasionally contacted by companies planning to build within the township. But Montour County, where the small rural community is…...
Fears grow that data centers will ruin Pocono Mountains
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1710+ words) TOBYHANNA, Pa.—Rich Troscianecki spent a decade searching for a slice of paradise. After raising a family in a sprawling New Jersey suburb, he and his wife craved a more peaceful place with lots of woods and a water view....
PA added just one regulation for data centers in budget
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (998+ words) HARRISBURG — Despite a flurry of proposals to regulate data centers in the months leading up to this year’s state budget deadline, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed only one related measure as part of the $50.8 billion deal. It mandates that data centers using…...
Maryland county adopts 2-year moratorium on data centers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (761+ words) Maryland’s second largest county is the latest jurisdiction in the state to slam the brakes on data centers. Prince George’s County on Tuesday adopted a two-year moratorium on development of the server farms, the longest such pause in the state. It…...
Shapiro releases full PA data center incentive proposal
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1308+ words) HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office has released a full, detailed version of its proposed incentives for data center developers ahead of Pennsylvania’s June 30 budget deadline. The proposal would add conditions for the projects to receive a major state tax exemption…...
Pennsylvania cleared to spend $700M on broadband expansion
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (814+ words) HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania can move ahead with spending more than $700 million on expanding high-speed internet in rural areas, after federal officials backed down from a threat to withhold the money because of a dispute over state labor law. The reversal removes…...
The data center regulation bills on the table in PA
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1340+ words) HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House has passed bills in recent months aimed at regulating the massive data center projects popping up across the state. The proposals range from a mandate to disclose energy and water usage to a requirement that data…...
Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (297+ words) Last month, President Trump sat alongside executives of the largest tech companies in the country as they pledged to pay a fair share of the energy costs of their data center buildout. “Data centers … they need some PR help,” Trump…...