Energy Costs
-- PUC Launches Working Group To Review Electric, Natural Gas, Water & Wastewater Utility Ratemaking, Address Affordability, Transparency And Changing Economic Conditions [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electric Bills In The Pittsburgh Region Will Rise Again This Winter
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PUC Denies FirstEnergy’s Idea For Controlling Electric Bills Among Shopping Customers
-- The Center Square: PUC Considering FirstEnergy Proposal To Switch Electric Customers Back To Default Service Automatically If Competitive Supplier Contracts Expire
-- Spotlight PA: Higher Bills, Greater Risk Of Shutoff: FirstEnergy Seeks New Protections For Customers Who Shop For Electricity Suppliers
-- Reuters: US To Release Heating Oil From Reserve In Bid To Tame Prices
-- Financial Times: Iran War Sparks Heating Crisis In US Northeast As Heating OIl Prices Rise, Winter Approaches
Legislation
-- PA House Sends Clean Energy, PA EDGE Tax Credits, New Fee For Electric Ratepayer Rebates Legislation Back To Senate For Action; Does NOT Repeal Data Center Tax Exemption [PaEN]
-- ABC27: Bills That Could Ease High Electric Rates Trapped In PA Senate Legislative Limbo
-- Spotlight PA: PA Legislature Set To Wrap Up Its Session, Many Bipartisan Bills Left Stranded [Data Centers, Allowing Sexual Abuse Survivors To Sue, Rewriting Illegal 2nd Degree Murder Law, No Gift Ban]
-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce A.I. Data Center Impact Fee Modeled On Act 13 Shale Gas Impact Fee To Help Address Local Impacts [PaEN]
-- City & State PA Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers Can Power Up Employment In PA - If Done Right [Supports HB 1834 Giving Authority To PUC To Regulate Data Centers] - By Robert S. Blair, Union Energy PA
Grid
-- Joint State Government Commission Issues Update On Report Looking At The Costs, Benefits And Risks Of Pennsylvania Participating In The PJM Interconnection; Hearings To Be Held [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank Elected President Of The Organization Of PJM States
-- Tribune-Democrat: Governor Wants In On Rate Case Against PPL To Change Utility’s Approach To A.I. Data Center Service
Generation
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Westinghouse Adding More Fuel To A Nuclear Revival Ahead Of IPO
-- Utility Dive: What Google’s 100 MW Virtual Power Plant In PJM Says About The Race For Data Center Electricity [PA House Bill Pending In Senate To Authorize Virtual Power Plants]
-- Utility Dive: Google Supersizes PJM Virtual Power Plant To More Than 1 GW [PA Does Not Authorized VPPs]
Land Use
-- Scranton Times: Archbald Council Unanimously Denies Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Complex In Lackawanna County
-- Scranton Times: Exploring Archbald Boro’s Rationale For Denying Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Complex
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Residents Of Mobile Home Park Chased Out After A.I. Data Center Developer Buys Land; A Fire Kills Affected Resident
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Hazle Twp. Planners Say No To Rezoning For PNK Warehouses; Residents Concerned They May Be Turned Into Data Centers In Luzerne County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Hazle Twp. Planning Commission Sets Oct. 27 Meeting On Proposed A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Luzerne County
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Plains Twp. Commissioners Reject Proposal To Create A.I. Data Center Overlay District To Allow Data Centers/Power Plants In Luzerne County
-- Morning Call: Parkland School Board Joins Opposition To Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Across The Street From School; A ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Member Says
-- Inquirer: How Chester County Residents Are Organizing To Fend Off Or Change Housing, A.I. Data Center Development
-- Reading Eagle: New Morgan Boro Residents File Lawsuit Against Borough Claiming Violation Of Sunshine Law In Vote To Allow A.I. Data Centers In Berks County
-- Williamsport Sun: More Details Surface On Allenwood A.I. Data Center Proposal In Union County
-- Altoona Mirror: Taylor Township OKs Ordinance To Regulate Possible A.I. Data Centers In Blair County
-- TribLive: North Huntingdon Twp. Considers A.I. Data Center Regulations In Westmoreland County
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Upper Burrell Twp. Puts Limits On A.I. Data Centers With New Ordinance In Westmoreland County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Approves Ordinance Regulating A.I. Data Center Development Saying It’s ‘A Starting Point’
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Adds A.I. Data Center Ordinance As Proposals Surge Statewide
-- Tribune-Democrat: Homer City A.I. Data Center/Power Plant Complex Water Plans Scrutinized In Indiana County
-- Pittsburgh Media Partnership: Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Proposals Map
Opposition
-- Pittsburgh Business Journal: Washington & Jefferson College Survey Finds 64% Of Adults In PA Want More Regulation Of Data Centers; 59% See No Or Little Benefit Of Data Centers; 47.5% Oppose Data Centers
-- AP: Facing Pushback On A.I. Data Centers, Tech Giants Are Promising Hosts More Money, Fewer Secrets [PA Included]
Public Participation/Meetings
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Salem Twp. Supervisors Set Tuesday [Oct. 27] Hearings On Proposed A.I. Data Center Zoning Overlay; Likely To Vote Immediately Afterward In Luzerne County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Hazle Twp. Planning Commission Sets Oct. 27 Meeting On Proposed A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Luzerne County
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For Shippingport Power Station Natural Gas Fuel Yard In Beaver County For Aligned Data Centers Project [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Stanton Swoyersville Exeter 69 kv Line Rebuild Project In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- PA Data Center Hearings & Meetings - Physicians For Social Responsibility PA
Politics
-- Inside Climate News: With A Trifecta, PA Democrats Would Pass Energy Reforms And Rein In A.I. Data Centers; But Gov. Josh Shapiro May Be ‘The Limiting Factor’
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: How A.I. Data Center Battles In Philadelphia Suburbs Could Impact Party Control Of The PA General Assembly
-- Inside Climate News: A.I.Data Centers Are ‘Front And Center’ In PA’s Competitive Congressional Elections
-- PA Capital-Star: Voter Backlash Against A.I. Data Centers Consumes Midterm Elections
A.I. Policy
-- KYW: PA One Of First States To Require Disclosures On A.I.-Generated Advertisements
-- WITF: PA Lawmakers Push For A.I. Safety Rules As Federal Action Lags
[Posted: October 24, 2026] PA Environment Digest
