In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 15

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

Energy Prices/Reliability

-- US Energy Information Administration Expects Nearly 48% Increase In Natural Gas Prices Into Next Year Due To Flat Gas Production, Increased LNG Gas Exports

-- PUC Approves 6.7% Increase In UGI Gas Monthly Bills Effective Oct. 28  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Electric Bills Hit Record Highs This Summer; Prices Increase 11% In SE PA Over Last Year

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: PJM Interconnection’s Fossil Fuel Bias Is Giving Us Pollution, High Electric Bills - By Jake Schwartz, Chesapeake Climate Action Network

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Blaming Data Centers For PJM Supply Challenges Misses The Bigger Picture, Policymakers Must Take A Comprehensive Approach To Grid Management - By Todd Snitchler, Competitive Power Producers

-- AP: US Electric Grids Under Pressure From Energy-Hungry A.I. Data Centers Are Changing Strategy - Bumping Data Centers Off Grids During Power Emergencies  [PJM Included] 

-- Reuters: US Power Use To Reach Record Highs In 2025 And 2026 Due To A.I. Data Centers, Cryptocurrency, EIA Says

-- PUC Electric Power Outlook: Risks To Adequate Electricity Supplies May Emerge In PJM By 2033; Extreme Cold Constraints On Natural Gas Availability Could Risk Outages As Early As 2026  [PaEN] 

Land Use

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Residents Ask Questions, Get Few Answers On Proposed $15 Billion A.I. Data Center In Cumberland County 

-- PennLive: Developers Of $15 Billion A.I. Data Center In Cumberland County To Hold Sept. 9 Informational Meeting

-- PennLive: 3 Property Owners Seek Zoning Change In Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County To All An A.I. Data Center  

-- WNEP: A.I. Data Center Developer Withdraws Proposal For Blakely Project In Lackawanna County

-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Center Project Withdrawn In Blakely, Days Ahead Of Zoning Hearing In Lackawanna County 

-- Republican Herald: Frackville Residents Ask New Castle Twp. Officials To Block A.I. Data Center In Schuylkill County [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: The Risk And Reward Of Having A.I. Data Centers As Electric, Water Utility Customers

-- TribLive: Noise, Traffic Top Of Mind For Cheswick, Allegheny County Residents As A.I. Data Center Project Looms Next Door  

-- WNEP: Sugarloaf Twp. Families Push Back Against Proposed PPL Transmission Line Project In Luzerne County To Feed 1,283 Acre, 15 Building A.I. Data Center Campus 

-- Scranton Times Guest Essay: General Assembly Is Working To Regulate A.I. Data Centers - By Rep. Kyle Mullins (D-Lackawanna)  [PDF of Article]

Energy/Water Demands

-- ABC27: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Cleanup Picks Up Pace, As Unit 1 Preps For Restart

-- PennLive Letter: The Hidden Costs Of A.I. Data Centers In Our Backyard - By Todd Johnson, Carlisle

-- Delaware Currents: Concerns About Water, Power Demands Surface As A.I. Data Centers Boom In Delaware River Watershed

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - A.I. Data Centers Can Require A Lot More Water Than People Realize, Where It Comes From, Who It Impacts Are Key Variables Toward Success

A.I. Horizons Summit

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro: Pennsylvania Is Ready To Lead The A.I. Revolution

-- Gov. Shapiro’s Statement At A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh

-- The Center Square: PA Republican Sen. McCormick Lays Out Stakes For A.I. And Energy Dominance  [Video]

-- PA Capital-Star: A.I.- Driven Nuclear Power Revival Among 5 Takeaways From Pittsburgh Summit

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT CEO Urges Rapid Energy Development To Fuel A.I. Race Against China

-- WESA: PA Must Invest In Energy Production, Technology To Lead ‘A.I. Revolution,’ Officials Say 

-- The Center Square: Energy Questions Loom Large On A.I. Horizons

-- Post-Gazette: How A.I. Will Change The Physical World: Day 2 Of A.I. Horizons Summit

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Must Move Quickly If It’ll Be A Leader In A.I. Revolution, Leaders Say

-- TribLive: A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh Brings A.I. Leaders, ‘Legacy Industrial Titans’ Together: They Need Each Other  

A.I. Policy

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Universities Partner With Google To Offer A.I. Training

-- The Economist: A.I. Costs Have Risen Alarmingly High; What If The A.I. Stockmarket Blows Up?

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 6 to 12 - Disposing Of 4.6 Million Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater; 18,000 Gallon Drilling Spill; Failure To Restore Pipeline Right-Of-Way - Again  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 13 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 13 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week:

-- Environmental Quality Board Adjourns Without Discussing Or Acting On Any Of 3 Pending Oil & Gas Rulemaking Petitions  [PaEN] 

-- Center For Coalfield Justice To Host 500 Feet From Fracking Tour Sept. 20 In Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Eureka Resources Submits Plan To Cleanup, Close All 3 Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Remove 4.6 Million Gallons Of Wastewater Left In Lycoming & Bradford County Facilities  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Cleanup Continues At Repsol Shale Gas Well Pad After A Well Control Incident In July Caused A 34-Hour Uncontrolled Wastewater Release In Bradford County  [PaEN]  

-- DEP: Blackhill Energy Pipeline Horizontal Drilling Accident Results In 18,000 Gallon Spill In Granville Twp., Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Provides Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Petroleum Pipeline Rupture Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County On Sept. 9

-- Energy Transfer/Sunoco To Host Sept. 15 Public Meeting To Accept Comments On Interim Site Characterization Report For Pipeline Rupture In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Releases Companies, Individuals Receiving $7.24 Million In Federal Funds To Plug 329 Conventional Gas Wells In 13 Counties  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Low Flow Water Conditions Trigger Water Withdrawal Restrictions On 39 Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Points In PA, 20 More In Caution  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Approves Extension Of Permit For Proposed Docks At Gibbstown LNG Gas Export Terminal In NJ  [PaEN]

-- PUC Approves 6.7% Increase In UGI Gas Monthly Bills Effective Oct. 28  [PaEN] 

-- US Energy Information Administration Expects Nearly 48% Increase In Natural Gas Prices Into Next Year Due To Flat Gas Production, Increased LNG Gas Exports

-- PUC Finalized Plan To Accelerate Replacement Of Older At-Risk Plastic Pipe And Components In Natural Gas Distribution Systems  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Electric Power Outlook: Risks To Adequate Electricity Supplies May Emerge In PJM By 2033; Extreme Cold Constraints On Natural Gas Availability Could Risk Outages As Early As 2026  [PaEN] 

-- AP: US Electric Grids Under Pressure From Energy-Hungry A.I. Data Centers Are Changing Strategy - Bumping Data Centers Off Grids During Power Emergencies  [PJM Included] 

-- The Center Square: Report - PA Electric Companies Struggle With Outages

-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week -  September 15  [PaEN]

-- EPA To Allow Construction Of Power Plants, Industrial Facilities Before Air Quality Permits Are In-Hand [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Observer Reporter: 2 Townships In Greene County Declare Disaster Emergencies Over Contaminated Water Wells  [PDF of Article] 

-- WTAE: 2 Greene County Townships Issue Emergency Declarations 3 Years After Water Well Contamination From Fracking 

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Two Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergencies, Seek Public Funding For Drinking Water Systems Amid Claims That Shale Gas Industry Contaminated Wells 

-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: Two Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergencies, Seek Public Funding For Water Systems Amid Claims The Gas Industry Contaminated Water Wells

-- Delaware Currents: DRBC Grants 5-Year Extension For Gibbstown, NJ LNG Gas Export Facility Dock Project

-- The Derrick: Aqua Pennsylvania Issues Boil Water Advisory For Village Of Reno In Venango County Due To Bacteria In Water Hauled To The System To Make Up For Water Contaminated By Conventional Oil Well Spill In July 2023  [PDF of Article]

-- The Derrick: Boil Water Advisory Lifted For Village Of Reno In Venango County; Aqua PA Still Hauling Water To Make Up For Lost Supplies After Conventional Oil Well Spill In 2023

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PUC Orders PA Natural Gas Utilities To Catalog Older Plastic Pipes For Safety Concerns [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: The Risk And Reward Of Having A.I. Data Centers As Electric, Water Utility Customers

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT CEO Urges Rapid Energy Development To Fuel A.I. Race Against China

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Markets Brace For Glut With No Sign Of China Demand Rebound

-- Reuters Guest Essay: Europe Succumbs To US ‘Energy Dominance’ At Its Own Risk

[Posted: September 14, 2025]  PA Environment Digest