In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 1

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

Energy Prices

-- PUC Chairman Highlights 'Extraordinary Challenges' Pennsylvania Families Are Facing This Winter With Energy Bills And His Appreciation For Groups Providing Assistance  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Why Your Electric Bill Is Rising This Winter And How To Prepare [A.I. Data Center Demand, Rising Natural Gas Costs]

-- PUC: Most PA Electric Utility Consumers To See 3.7% To 10.6% Increase In Electricity Prices During The Next 3 Months Starting Dec. 1  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY: How Can I Prevent A Utility Shutoff During The Winter Months?

-- Utility Dive: US EIA: Residential Electricity Prices Continue Rise, Up 7.4% In September; Natural Gas Up 47.4%; No One Sees A Near-Term Solution

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electricity Costs Set To Rise In Most Of PA Next Month Due To A.I. Data Center Demands, Backlog Of New Generation Sources [Duquesne Light: Customers Facing ‘Astronomically Higher Bills’]

-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Electric Rates Climb 10.6% Starting Dec. 1, As Statewide Electric Price Hikes Being

-- Tribune-Democrat: PUC Warns Residential Electric Customers Of Looming Price Hikes Dec. 1

-- Morning Call: PA Electricity Rising Dec. 1: PPL, Met-Ed, PECO Customers Will See Higher Bills

-- PennLive: PPL, FirstEnergy Raising Electricity Rates Dec. 1; PPL Seeking Additional 7% Increase; A Real Concern For Many

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Gas Works Residential Customers To See Monthly Bills Jump By About $6

-- UGI Gas To Increase Gas Cost By About $1 Per Month Starting Dec. 1

Electric Grid

-- PJM Market Monitor Files Complaint With FERC Saying PJM Is Proposing To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect To Grid That It Cannot Reliably Serve, Will Require Blackouts To Maintain Service  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: PJM Market Monitor: No More PJM Data Centers Unless They Can Be Reliably Served  

-- PA Capital-Star: PJM Grid Operator Weighs Proposals To Manage A.I. Data Center Impact On Electricity Affordability And Reliability 

-- Inside Climate News: Members Of PJM Can’t Agree On How To Handle Surging Power Demand From A.I. Data Centers That Has Already Driven Up Electricity Prices For Millions 

-- Utility Dive: US DOE A.I. Data Center Load Connection Proposal Sparks Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns, Data Centers Offer Qualified Support 

-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PECO - Amazon A.I. Data Center Transmission Agreement For Bucks County; Rejected Call To Assess Impact On Energy Costs For Existing Ratepayers, Energy Capacity

-- PUC Invites Comments On Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Center To The Grid

-- PUC Commissioners Agree On Need To ‘Get It Right’ On Reforming Grid Connection Process For Solar, Renewable, All Energy Sources To Protect Consumers, Grid Reliability  [PaEN]

Land Use

-- Post-Gazette: Pushback Mounts From Montgomery County To Allegheny County As A.I. Data Centers Flourish In Pennsylvania: Grid Reliability, Energy Costs Soaring  [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette: Springdale Boro Council To Vote Dec. 16 On Massive A.I. Data Center Project In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Springdale A.I. Data Center Developer To Close On Property; Hopeful Ahead Of Vote By Boro Council Dec. 16 In Allegheny County  

-- TribLive: Springdale Council Mulls A.I. Data Center Before Vote; Opposing Lawyer Backs Out Of Process After Resident Drops Opposition Without Explanation In Allegheny County

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Springdale Council Hears Hours Of Testimony On Proposed A.I. Data Center; Plans Dec. 16 Vote In Allegheny County

-- TribLive Letter: Springdale A.I. Data Center Will Raise Electricity Prices - By Arlene Mercurio, New Kinsington

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Springdale Borough To Consider Arguments For And Against Proposed A.I. Data Center In Allegheny County 

-- Scranton Times: Archbald Borough Council Passes A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance In Divided Vote, Over Opposition Of Residents In Lackawanna County  [PDF of Article]

-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Looks To Benefit From A.I. Data Centers Amid Financial Struggles In Archbald, Lackawanna County   [PDF of Article] 

-- Wall Street Journal: A.I. Data Centers Are A ‘Gold Rush’ For Construction Workers; Surging Demand Means Six-Figure Pay And More Perks [PDF of Article]

Data Center Impacts

-- Better Path Coalition Hosts Dec. 3 Online Brown Bag Briefing On A.I. Data Centers vs. Communities  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas Power Plant For Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Receives DEP Air Permit [PDF of Article]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Clean Air Council Opposing Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant Permit   [PDF of Article]

-- Bloomberg: Amazon Data Center Tally Tops 900 In 50+ Countries Amid A.I. Frenzy, Documents Show

-- Wall Street Journal: A.I. Data Centers Are A ‘Gold Rush’ For Construction Workers; Surging Demand Means Six-Figure Pay And More Perks [PDF of Article]

Public Comments

-- PUC Invites Comments On Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Center To The Grid

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Site Construction Of Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County  [PaEN]

A.I. Policy

-- PA Capital-Star: Carnegie Mellon University Seeks World’s ‘Best and Brightest’ But Visa Woes Anti-China Rhetoric Have Some ‘Freaked Out’

-- Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Objecting To Federal Moratorium On State Regulation, Policing Of Artificial Intelligence

-- US DOE Launches ‘Genesis Mission’ To Unleash Power Of A.I. to Develop Scientific, Engineering Breakthroughs

[Posted: November 30, 2025]  PA Environment Digest