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Rod Williamson • RealClearPennsylvania

AI Data Centers Aren't Just Another Factory

In Pennsylvania, big electricity users are nothing new. From the steel mills that helped build America's industrial backbone, to specialty chemical...

02/13/26Read it on RealClearPennsylvania
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Daniel Urie • PennLive

Large Dauphin County Data Center Project Moves Forward

A large data center project in Swatara Township has moved one step forward toward final approval. During a meeting on Tuesday night, the Swatara...

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Laurie Mason Schroeder • Morning Call

State Senator, Opponent Join South Whitehall Data Center Pushback

Jarrett Coleman and Mark Pinsley, candidates for Pennsylvania state Senate 16th District, are both opposing the Project Atlas data center proposed...

5d agoRead it on Morning Call
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Jaxon White • Spotlight PA

Meta Settlement Could Spark Spending Fight in PA

The settlement says the attorney general controls the money, but Pennsylvania’s fiscal code says it should go into the General Fund....

1w agoRead it on Spotlight PA
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Ford Turner • Center Square

Disgust, Frustration, Concern Over Data Centers Unleashed in Capitol

(The Center Square) - A public outpouring of disgust, frustration, and concern about Pennsylvania's pell-mell rush toward data center construction...

1w agoRead it on Center Square
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Rudy Miller • PennLive

Residents Turn Down $10K Each to Back Data Center: ‘It’s Like Bribery’

The developer of Project Hazelnut offered a $165 million benefits package to Hazle Township, Pa....

1w agoRead it on PennLive
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Rudy Miller • Lehigh Valley Live

One of the Largest Data Centers in PA Will Have a Big Name End User

The Indiana County Department of Planning in western Pennsylvania outlines the company's plan on the county website for a former coal town....

1w agoRead it on Lehigh Valley Live
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Taylor Herzlich • New York Post

Data Center Offers Everyone in PA Town $10K. They're Still Pushing Back

A big developer that’s desperate to build a data center near a Pennsylvania town has reportedly offered to pay every family there $10,000 – but most...

2w agoRead it on New York Post
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Ford Turner • PoliticsPA

Data Center Fights Fester As PA Lawmakers Return to Session

Kyle Gerber’s part of Pennsylvania was defined for years by the lazy loops of the Conodoguinet Creek and the forested bulk of Blue Mountain, with...

2w agoRead it on PoliticsPA
2w ago
Chrissy Suttles • Axios Pittsburgh

Mapped: Pennsylvania's Data Center Pipeline

Pennsylvania could have more than 100 large data centers in the coming years if all planned projects are built, increasing the state's capacity...

2w agoRead it on Axios Pittsburgh
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Charles McElwee

PA's 'Bipartisan Hatred' of Data Centers w/ Axios' Ryan Deto

Axios Pittsburgh Reporter Ryan Deto joins Charles McElwee to discuss the ever-growing backlash against data centers in the Keystone State....

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