In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 8

Here are Articles and NewsClips on A.I. and data center issues from last week you may have missed--

-- PUC Chairman: Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Centers To Local Electric Grid To Be Published For Comment By End Of September  [PaEN]

-- PA Senate Republicans Introduce Bill To Eliminate Need For Any State Permits, Any Public Review Of Permits Before Construction Of A.I. Data Centers, Related Power Plants  [PaEN]

Increasing Electricity Prices

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter Increase In Natural Gas Production, New Wells And 60.8% Increase In Price Of Gas Over Last Year  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Rising Natural Gas Prices Expected To Drive Up Electricity Costs 

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Electric Bills Increased 10-20% Since June - Community Solar Could Be A Solution - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN] 

Senate Hearing

-- Sen. Nick Miller: Senate Democratic Policy Committee Held Hearing On Data Center Impacts, Operations, Policy Considerations [Video + Testimony]

-- Scranton Times: State Lawmakers Hear Potential Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers At Scranton Hearing 

-- WNEP: State Lawmakers Held Roundtable Discussion On Proposed A.I. Data Centers In Scranton 

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Grapple With Residents’ Concerns About A.I. Data Centers

-- The Center Square: A.I. Ethics: Bridging The Gap Between Public Concern And Global Pursuit

A.I./Energy Summit

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: A.I. Horizons Summit Sept. 11-12 With Tech And Energy Execs, Political Heavyweights  [PDF of Article] 

-- Southwest PA Environmental Advocates Urge Bigger Voice For Renewable Energy At A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh On Sept. 11 [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette: Shaping A Cohesive A.I. Strategy Is A Key Focus Of Sept. 11-12 Pittsburgh Summit

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Labor Leaders Say They’re Ready For US Steel, A.I. Data Center Investments, Will The Money Come Through?

Land Use

-- Water At Risk: What Is Your Township's Plan For A.I. Data Centers?  Sept. 15 Hearing In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association   [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: Is A.I. Data Center Demand Too Much For A Delicate Electricity Grid In PA? York County Is A Fertile Area For Data Center Development [PDF of Article] 

-- Citizens Voice: Dorrance Twp. Sets Sept. 22 Hearing On A.I. Data Center Zoning Rules

-- WHYY: 1.2 Gigawatt Delaware A.I. Data Center Proposal Continues To Face Public Opposition As State, Local Officials Propose New Regulations 

-- PA Capital-Star/Public Source: A.I. Data Center Growth Raises Pittsburgh-Area Hopes, But Community Benefits Aren’t Guaranteed

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Pittsburgh Sees More Power Outages, Higher Electric Bills, According To Two State Reports

-- Inquirer: Why This PA-Based Builder Is Shifting To A.I. Data Centers  

Other

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pittsburgh Region’s Clean Technology Future - Let’s Get To Work -  By Sara Innamorato, Allegheny County Executive, Chris DCardy, The Heinz Endowments

-- WITF: PA Lawmakers Look Underground For Geothermal Alternative To Cool A.I. Data Centers

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Democratic PA House Members Propose Reduction In Nuclear Reactor Fees Paid To DEP To Support Radiation Monitoring, Inspections, Oversight Based On Reactor

-- Republican Senators Brown, Argall To Introduce Legislation Requiring Preapplication Meetings Between A.I. Data Center Developers, Local Officials Before Projects Submitted For Municipal Review   [PDF of Article]

PJM Interconnection

-- Utility Dive: PJM Stakeholders Overwhelmingly Pan Proposal For Data Center Connection; Instead Focus Should Be On Load Forecasting, Transmission Planning, Grid Interconnection 

-- Utility Dive: DOE: PJM Faces Possible Long-Term ‘Energy Emergency;’ Consumer Advocates Say A ‘Concern’ Is Not An ‘Emergency’ 

A.I. Policy

-- Financial Times: OpenAI Pressed On Safety After Cases Of Suicide, Murder After Prolonged Interactions With ChatGPT

[Posted: September 7, 2025]  PA Environment Digest