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

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

Articles--

-- Guest Essay: Paying The Price For Natural Gas And A.I. Data Centers - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania May Not Have Enough Electricity For A.I. Data Centers And The Rest Of Us - By Shaliee Kishore and Arindam Banerjee, Lehigh University [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: We At PJM Need Realistic Solutions, Not Politics To Take On Energy Challenges - By Aftab Khan, PJM Executive Vice President Of Operations, Planning and Security  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times: Al’s Quick Stop Convenience Store Developer Proposes A.I. Data Centers In Blakely, Lackawanna County; Q/A With Developer Aug. 13  [PDF of Article]

-- Bitfarms Announces Partnership To Develop A.I. Data Center At Panther Creek Waste Coal-Fired Power Plant In Carbon County  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Releases National A.I. Data Centers Tracker; Public Invited To Submit Information  [PaEN]

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA: The Harms And Impacts Of PA’s New A.I. Data Center Hype

-- PA Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Aug. 11 Hearing On A.I. Data Center Development In Lackawanna County  [PaEN]

-- PA House Environmental Committee To Hold Aug. 11 Hearing On How PA Should Subsidize The Remediation Of Waste Coal Piles  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro, DEP Secretary Shirley Highlight Work To Speed Up Permitting At Future Amazon A.I. Data Center Site In Bucks County  [Video/Photos]

-- Courier Times: Gov. Shapiro, Officials Tout Thousands Of Bucks County Construction Jobs With Ex-US Steel Site For A.I. Data Centers 

-- House Members To Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Advance Geothermal Energy Development  [PaEN]

NewsClips--

-- AP - Marc Levy: As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That A.I. Data Centers Share The Blame, States Feel Pressure To Act  [PA Included]

-- MCall: As Electric Bills Rise Due To A.I. Data Center Demand, PJM Electricity Auction, What Lehigh Valley Utilities Say To Expect [PPL - Last 2 PJM Auctions Have Increased Monthly Bills $20 With No Benefit To Customers]  [PDF of Article]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: The Price Of A.I. - How Is A.I. Impacting Energy Production And Prices? 

-- Inside Climate News: Why Electricity Prices Are Soaring In The PJM Grid Region Explained In 5 Charts 

-- Scranton Times: State Senate To Hold A.I. Data Center Hearing At Valley View High School

-- Scranton Times: Proposed State Senate Bill To Fast Track Data Centers, Limit Local Zoning  [Senate Bill 939]   [PDF of Article]

-- ReedSmith Law Firm: The A.I. Data Center Surge In PA - Legislative Initiatives

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA: The Harms And Impacts Of PA’s New A.I. Data Center Hype

-- Financial Times Visual Story: Inside The Relentless Race For A.I. Capacity; Critics Question The Cost, Environmental Impact And Whether It’s All Needed 

-- Scranton Times: Al’s Quick Stop Convenience Store Developer Proposes A.I. Data Centers In Blakely, Lackawanna County; Q/A With Developer Aug. 13  [PDF of Article]

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: $15 Billion A.I. Data Center Project In Cumberland County To Get First Plan Review Monday, Aug. 11

-- TribLive: Residents See 1st Glimpse Of Massive 180 MW A.I. Data Center In Springdale, Allegheny County 

-- KDKA: Former Site Of Springdale Coal-Fired Power Plant Could Become A.I. Data Center

-- TribLive: Springdale A.I. Data Center Could Be One Of Many In Region

-- TribLive: A.I. Data Center Tenant Could Be Announced At New TECfusions Upper Burrell Site Within Weeks In Westmoreland County 

-- LancasterOnline: A.I. Data Center Noise Won’t Be Regulated By Lancaster City Ordinances 

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Planning Commission Sets Hearing To Look Into Zoning Approval Decision For A.I. Data Centers  

-- WGAL: NRC Held 2nd Public Meeting On Possible Restart Of Undamaged Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Unit One

-- The Center Square: Public Opinion Ranges From Those Eager For Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant To Restart To Serve A.I. Data Centers To Those Concerned About Human, Environmental Consequences 

-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers And Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Use Needs A Clear Disadvantage - By Karen Elias, Climate Reality  [PDF of Article] 

--  Axios: Recently Upgraded Twin Ridges Wind Power Facility In Somerset County Could Help With A.I. Data Center Energy Needs

-- NorthcentralPA.com: A.I. Data Center- Fueled Natural Gas Gold Rush Bubbling In Northcentral PA 

-- Altoona Mirror: Pennsylvania Poised For A.I. Data Center Industry Growth  [PDF of Article]

-- Utility Dive: Independent Power Producers Hit Back At Utilities [Like PPL] That Want To Build Their Own Generation Due To PJM Price Surge 

-- Post-Gazette: Cryptocurrency Firm Among Dark Money Donors In Race For Pittsburgh Mayor

-- WESA: Health Care Is Embracing A.I.: Some PA Lawmakers Say Guardrails Are Needed

-- Post-Gazette: Cryptocurrency Firm Among Dark Money Donors In Race For Pittsburgh Mayor

-- AP: New Study Sheds Light On ChatGPT’s Alarming Interactions With Teens

-- Financial Times: Inside The A.I Race - Can Data Centres Ever Truly Be Green?

-- Financial Times: US Licenses Nvidia To Export A.I. Chips To China After CEO Meets With President

(Photo: Proposed TECfusions A.I. data center in Westmoreland County.)

[Posted: August 10, 2025]  PA Environment Digest