The investments or commitments include--
-- Anthropic committed $1 million over three years to support the PicoCTF program that provides cybersecurity education to middle and high school students. In addition, they announced $1 million over three years to support energy research at Carnegie Mellon University.
-- Blackstone announced a $25 billion investment in data center and energy infrastructure development in Northeast Pennsylvania along with a new joint venture with PPL Corporation for power generation. This investment is expected to create 6,000 construction jobs along with 3,000 new permanent jobs.
-- Capital Power announced $3 billion over 10 years to upgrade and expand a gas facility in Shamokin Dam, PA, including $2 billion of Pennsylvania gas purchases. More than 30 full-time jobs are expected to be created as a result of this investment.
-- Constellation Energy will create 3,000 jobs per year as a result of a $2.4 billion investment to uprate the Limerick nuclear power plant. As a result, Pennsylvania should receive an additional 340 megawatts of power capacity, contingent upon customer commitments.
-- CoreWeave announced a $6 billion investment to develop an up to 300-megawatt data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This new data center is expected to create 600 new construction jobs and 175 full-time operational jobs.
-- Energy Capital Partners announced a $5 billion plan to develop a data center at the York II Energy Center. This project is expected to create 2,500 new construction jobs. In addition, Energy Capital Partners plans to develop 51 community solar projects designed to power 24,000 homes.
-- Energy Innovation Center Infrastructure Academy plans to build a first-of-its-kind regional training facility for energy and AI infrastructure workers with the potential to impact more than 7,000 jobs across southwest Pennsylvania.
-- Enbridge will invest $1 billion to expand their gas pipelines into Pennsylvania with projects to be announced over the next six to 18 months.
-- Equinor announced an investment of $1.6 billion, generating 1,000 direct and indirect jobs per year, to boost natural gas production at Equinor’s Pennsylvania facilities and explore opportunities to link gas to flexible power generation for data centers.
-- First Energy will invest $15 billion to expand power distribution, strengthen grid infrastructure, and operate the enhanced grid, supporting 56 of the 67 Pennsylvania counties. In partnership with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, First Energy will also expand an apprenticeship program, creating opportunities for more than 40 new hires across dozens of Pennsylvania’s counties.
-- Frontier Group announced plans to invest $3.2 billion to transform the former Bruce Mansfield coal powerplant into a natural gas power station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. This project is expected to create 15,000 construction jobs and over 300 permanent jobs.
-- GE Vernova announced up to $100 million of investment in Pennsylvania facilities, including creating 250 new jobs by expanding a power grid equipment manufacturing plant in Charleroi, PA.
-- Google announced a new 20-year deal with Brookfield to repower two hydropower facilities, Safe Harbor Hydro Facility and Holtwood Hydro Facility, resulting in 670 megawatts of power generation to support the state. Google has also launched a new “AI Works for PA” initiative offering free training for one million Pennsylvania small businesses and Pittsburgh residents and awarded a grant to the electrical training ALLIANCE to train electrical workers and new apprentices using AI through an AI-integrated curriculum.
-- Homer City Redevelopment announced an agreement in principle to purchase $15 billion of Pennsylvania natural gas to support over 4 gigawatts of power generation at the Homer City Redevelopment site.This project is expected to create 1,000 onsite jobs in addition to 10,000 new construction jobs.
-- Meta announced $2.5 million as part of a partnership program with the Schwartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University to support startups in rural Pennsylvania communities in addition to community accelerator training for small businesses.
-- PA Data Center Partners and Powerhouse Data Centers revealed plans to develop a $15 billion, 1.3 gigawatt, three-campus data center hub near Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
-- PPL Corporation will invest $6.8 billion through 2028 to expand grid capacity and modernize transmission across multiple Pennsylvania counties to support the growing power demand of data centers. The projects are expected to create 3,400 new jobs in Pennsylvania. PPL also announced a joint venture with Blackstone to develop, own and operate combined-cycle gas generation capacity.
-- TC Energy announced plans to invest $400 million to modernize its gas pipeline network in Pennsylvania.
-- Westinghouse Electric Company is working to have 10 new, large nuclear power plant reactors under construction by 2030, generating what is currently estimated to be $6 billion in economic impact and 15,000 new jobs in southwest Pennsylvania.
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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 12 to 18 - Uncontrolled Shale Gas Wastewater Release For 34 Hours; Abandoned Conventional Wells Top 300; 107 New Brownfield Sites [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents, Sen. Santarsiero Say DEP Isn’t Doing Enough To Make Energy Transfer/Sunoco Define The Extent Of Petroleum Pipeline Leak And Clean It Up [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 19 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On 4 Water Quality Permits For Texas Eastern Appalachia To Market 3 Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrade Project In Adams And York Counties [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets July 31 Hearing On Requests To Withdraw Millions Of Gallons Of Water Per Day, Including 11 For Shale Gas Development, 2 Gas Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 103 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 19 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- List Of More Than $90 Billion In Energy, A.I. Data Center Investments, Commitments Or Plans Announced At The PA Energy & Innovation Summit [PaEN]
-- NewsClips - PA Energy & A.I. Summit Pittsburgh July 15, 2025
-- PA Republican Lawmakers Rush To Introduce Bills To Give New Tax Breaks, Waive Regulations, Environmental Standards For A.I. Data Centers Already Flocking Into Pennsylvania And Locking Up PA Power [PaEN]
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: What Wasn’t Discussed At Pennsylvania’s Energy & A.I. Summit - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow
-- Utility Dive: Bipartisan Group Of 9 Governors, Including Gov. Shapiro, Say PJM Interconnection Facing ‘Unprecedented Crisis Of Confidence’ And Want A Hand In Filling 2 Vacant Board Seats [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Releases Compounds Of Concern Online Tool To Help Frontline Residents Better Understand Health Symptoms Related To Chemicals In Industrial Pollution, Released By Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Rise Of The Machines: Senate, House Members Express Concern That Demand For Power To Run Computers Is Impacting The Price And Availability Of Electricity For ‘Ordinary People’ [5.12.25]
-- US Dept. Of Energy Releases Report On Electric Grid Reliability, Security Saying Generation Growth Must Match Needs Of A.I. Data Centers; But What About ‘Ordinary People’? [7.8.25]
-- PJM Interconnection Opens Next Electric Capacity Auction Bidding Window Of July 9 to 15 For 2026-27 Electric Delivery; Hold Your Breath! [7.9.25]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert For July 15; Natural Gas Accounted For Most Generation Outages In June Generation Alert [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Extends Maximum Generation Alert To July 16; Natural Gas Accounted For Most Generation Outages In June Generation Alert [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For July 17 In Its Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions, Including Parts Of PA [PaEN]
-- Environmental Advocates Oppose Gov. Shapiro’s Attendance At Sen. McCormick's Energy, A.I. Summit Today In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Rallying To Protect Delaware River Watershed From Shale Gas Fracking [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Insurance/DEP Highlight 30 Years Of Underground Petroleum Products Storage Tank Insurance Fund Work; Paid Over $1.3 Billion To Clean Up Tank Leaks [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Stops In Potter County To Highlight Investment In Key Gas Station Near Northcentral Regional ATV Trail To Build Outdoor Recreation Economy [Owner Failed To Comply With Storage Tank Regulations]
-- EPA Is 'Clearing The Regulatory Path For America To Dominate The Global A.I. Revolution' [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Energy And Innovation Summit Is A Great Opportunity For Pittsburgh, But People Must Come First [PaEN]
-- DEP: $3.47 Million In Alternative Fuel Vehicle Grants Announced To Lower Costs, Improve Air Quality; Deadline For New Applications Oct. 10 [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- PA Capital-Star: A.I. Data Centers Like The Ones Coming To PA Are Using More Power, Regular Customers Are Footing The Bill
-- Fox News: Electricity Prices May Spike Due To A.I. Data Center Demand If US Doesn’t Boost Energy Output, White House Warns
-- NPR: Power Prices Expected To Soar Under New Federal Megabill Tax Cut And Spending Law
-- The Center Square: Sustainability, Community Impact Concerns Shade A.I. Data Center Investment
-- Post-Gazette: Touting $90 Billion In Investments, Leaders Make Bipartisan Push For PA To Be A Revolutionary Tech, Energy Hub [Critics Say President’s Agenda Undercuts Clean Energy, Efforts To Combat Climate Change]
-- Post-Gazette - Chloe Jad, Anya Litvak: At Pittsburgh Energy And Tech Summit, Optimism And Warnings Over Future Of A.I.
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Police Use Pepper Spray On Energy Summit Protesters
-- WESA: Hundreds Gather To Protest President, Fossil Fuel Dependence During Energy Summit
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: What’s Next After Big-Time A.I., Energy Summit? Shapiro: The Proof Will Be When Shovels Go In The Ground [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Stands Out At High-Profile A.I. Energy Summit; Other Democrats Used Summit To Bash President’s Policies
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Energy & A.I. Summit - It’s Easy To Promise Big, But Corporate Investments Can Change With Market Winds
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: McCormick’s Energy, A.I. Summit Accomplished What It Set Out To Do, But What’s Next?
-- NPR: Power Prices Expected To Soar Under New Federal Megabill Tax Cut And Spending Law
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak, Chloe Jad: Companies Pledged $90+ Billion In Major Investments In A.I. And Energy At Pittsburgh Summit. Here’s A List
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Energy/Innovation Summit: An Overview Of $90 Billion+ In Investments Announced Tuesday [PDF of Article]
-- Delaware Valley Journal: Montgomery County’s Sen. Pennycuick Behind Bill To Give Tax Breaks To A.I. Data Centers And Waive Regulatory Requirements To Locate In PA
-- Straight Arrow News: President Touts Energy, AI Investments At Pennsylvania Summit
-- WESA: President Rolls Out A.I. And Energy-Related Investments During CMU Summit
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Energy And A.I. Summit Draws Critiques, Hopes For New Investment
-- PA Capital-Star: McCormick, President Tout $90 Billion For PA In A.I. Development And Energy Projects To Fuel It
-- The Center Square: President Celebrates $90 Billion Plan For A.I. Infrastructure In PA [Video]
-- TribLive: A Look At The Blockbuster Deals Announced At The PA Energy & Innovation Summit
-- TribLive: $90 Billion In Energy, A.I. Deals Could Start ‘Economic Renaissance’ In PA, McCormick Says
-- WESA: PA Is ‘Poised To Lead The Next Era’ In A.I. And Energy, McCormick Says At CMU Summit
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Digital Gold Rush? Amid A.I. Boom, Lawmakers Seize On Need For Data Centers
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Energy/Innovation Summit: An Overview Of $90 Billion+ In Investments Announced Tuesday [PDF of Article]
-- WashPost: Nvidia Says President Lifts Ban On Selling Some A.I. Chips To China [The Country The US At ‘War’ With Over A.I.]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Are A.I. Data Centers The Next Big Thing For Natural Gas?
-- TribLive: Homer City Site Developers In Indiana County To Present 4.5 GW Power Plant, Data Center Plans At Aug. 7 Workshop
-- WTAE: Massive Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Project In Homer City Promises Economic Revival
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Secures Massive Natural Gas Deals For 4.5 GW Homer City, 3.6 GW Bruce Mansfield Natural Gas Power Plant Projects
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Frontier Group Unveils $3.2 Billion Plan To Convert Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant To Natural Gas Next To Supply 2.7 GW To A.I, Data Center, 1 GW To PJM [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Google To Buy $3 Billion Worth Of Electricity For Data Centers From Holtwood, Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Plants
-- Post-Gazette: Google To Invest Billions For Hydroelectric Power From Holtwood, Safe Harbor Dams On Susquehanna River and A.I. In PA
-- Utility Dive: Google To Buy 3 GW Of Hydro Power From Brookfield, Including 670 MW From 2 PA Dams In PJM Where Power Supplies Are Tight
-- Financial Times: Google, Brookfield Strike $3 Billion Hydropower Deal For 670 MW From Holtwood, Safe Harbor Dams On Susquehanna River With Options For 3 GW, Including Facility Upgrades
-- PennLive: $26 Billion In Data Center Projects Coming To Central PA
-- Reuters: Blackstone And PPL Utilities To Build Natural Gas Powered Data Centers In JV Partnership
-- Utility Dive: PPL Utilities, With Blackstone Venture, Is ‘Biggest Winner’ From PA Energy & A.I. Data Center Summit
-- LancasterOnline: A.I. Cloud Computing Firm Announces Plans For $6 Billion Data Center That Will Consumer Up To 300 MW Of Power
-- Williamsport Sun: Shamokin Dam Natural Gas Power Plant To See $3 Billion Upgrade
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Partners With Google Cloud To Accelerate Nuclear Power Reactor Construction Using A.I.
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based Bedford Management Partners Developing Onsite Power Plants For A.I. Data Centers Using Natural Gas, Renewable, Other Always Available Resources [PDF of Article]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: GE Vernova To Invest $100 Million In Washington County Factory, Adding 250 Jobs For Grid Equipment Production [PDF of Article]
-- WESA: With President Set To Attend A.I. & Energy Summit, CMU Professor Worries Climate Issues Will Be Lost
-- WESA: CMU Community Pushes Back On A.I. Summit With Paint, Petitions, And Protests
-- Post-Gazette: President’s Visit To CMU Sparks Student Protests Ahead Of Energy, A.I. Summit
-- The Reliable Grid Project: July 16 Webinar - Understanding PJM, The Capacity Auction And Why Electricity Prices Are Rising, Noon
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: Zuckerberg Says Meta Will Build Gigawatt-Size A.I. Data Centers; One Under Construction In Louisiana Is Nearly The Size Of Manhattan
-- Utility Dive: Solar Continues To Dominate New Generation Adding 12 GW This Year So Far, But That May Change With New Federal Megabill
[Posted: July 15, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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