Senate Republican Hearing
-- Senate Hearing: To Communities Facing Rapid A.I. Data Center Development: Review Your Zoning Ordinance NOW, Before It's Too Late To Have Meaningful Siting, Mitigation Conversations [PaEN]
-- Senate Hearing: DEP Primer: Recurring Challenges Of A.I. Data Centers: Frequent Site Plan Changes, Inconsistent Zoning, Outdated Sewage Facilities, Limited Community Outreach [PaEN]
-- Senate Hearing: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - A.I. Data Centers Have A Dramatic Demand For Water, And The Potential To Be Among The Largest Water Consumers In The Basin [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: PA Senate A.I. Data Center Hearing Largely Touts Benefits
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: A.I. Data Centers In NE PA Are ‘4th Industrial Revolution’
Senate Hearing Reaction
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: The Pros And Con Artists Of A.I. Data Centers; 3-Hour Senate Hearing Like A 'Sales Seminar For Oceanfront Condos In Oklahoma' [PDF of Article]
-- Republican Herald - Chris Kelly: If Ya Can’t Buy ‘Em, Threaten ‘Em [A.I. Data Centers] [PDF of Article]
-- York Dispatch: Sen. Keefer (R) Wants Data Center Applicants To Show Their Energy, Water Needs: ‘Electric Bills Will Go Up Due To Supply. Why Would We Subsidize That To Lure Them In?’ [PDF of Article]
-- WNEP: Residents Attending PA Senate Hearing Voice Concerns About Proposed A.I. Data Centers In NE PA
-- WITF: PA Water Supply Could Be Strained By New A.I. Data Centers, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Says
-- PennLive Letter: A.I. Data Centers Must Bear Environmental Responsibility - By Jane Allis, Shermans Dale
-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Center Opponents Push Back At Blakely, Lackawanna County Meeting
-- WVIA: Answers Still Needed After Senate Hearing In Lackawanna County On A.I. Data Center Development In PA
-- Republican Herald Letter: Push For A.I. Data Centers Raises Questions - By Tim McCabe, South Abington, Lackawanna County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Finding Middle Ground In A.I. Data Center Debate [PDF of Article]
Impacts Of A.I. Data Center Development
-- WHYY: Electricity Bills Are Going Up In The Philly Region; Who’s In Charge Of The Grid, Anyway?
-- NYT: Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills For Everyone
-- Post-Gazette/WPost: Electricity Prices Are Surging, Opening Up New Line Of Attacks Against Republicans
-- PUC Hearings On Proposed Rate Increase For Wellsboro Electric (22%), Valley Energy Gas (19%), Citizen Electric (11%)
-- Utility Dive - Commentary: Why Utilities Must Rethink Natural Gas Procurement For A High-Demand Future
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For Aug. 17 In Entire Service Area; 22 Hot Weather Alert Days So Far This Summer [PaEN]
-- PJM Announces Fast-Track Stakeholder Process To Seek Solutions For Connecting Large-Load A.I. Data Centers To The Electric Grid; Aug. 18 Workshop [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Launches Fast-Track Push To Set Rules For Adding A.I. Data Centers By End Of Year
-- TribLive Letter: PJM Electricity Capacity Auction Proves Markets Work - By Glen Thomas, Fmr Chair, PUC
-- Citizens Voice: Shapiro Boasts About Workforce Opportunities A.I. Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County
-- Gov. Shapiro Highlights Workforce Opportunities At Amazon A.I. Data Center In Luzerne County
-- PennLive Guest Essay: How Pennsylvania Can Lead The Physical A.I. Data Center Revolution - By Joanna Doven, Pittsburgh A.I. Strike Team, Bruce Katz, Nowak Metro Finance Lab Drexel University
-- Spotlight PA: More PA Government Agencies Turning To A.I. - Critics Say That’s Risky [Possible DEP Pilot For Permit Reviews]
-- Financial Times: Who Will Pay For The $3 Trillion A.I. Data Center Building Boom? - ‘The Capital Required Is Absolutely Immense’
-- TribLive: Nvidia, AMD To Pay 15% Of A.I. Chip Sales To China To US Government [Selling A.I. Chips To China?]
-- Financial Times: China’s DeepSeek’s Next A.I. Model Delayed By Attempt To Use Chinese Chips; Highlights Dependence On US Nvidia Chips [Guess That’s Why President OK’d Sale Of US Chips To China]
Local A.I. Data Center Hearings
--- DEP Sets Sept. 17 Public Meeting/Hearing On Air Quality Permit For The Proposed 4.5 Gigawatt Natural Gas Power Plant At The Homer City A.I. Data Center Complex In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For 204 Aboveground Storage Tanks Totaling 1.3 Million Gallons At Proposed Amazon A.I. Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
Local A.I. Data Center Proposals
-- PennLive: Plans For A.I. Data Center In Union County Business Park Scrapped; Developer Would Have To Upgrade Electric System
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Proposed A.I. Data Center In Cumberland County Draws Resistance, Skepticism
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: President’s Call For A.I. Investment Shouldn’t Ignore The Burdens That Technology Places On People - Higher Electricity Bills, Strain On An Already Overwhelmed Grid - By Aya Saed, Green Software Foundation
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Federal Regulators Should Take Seriously Concerns Of Local Residents Opposed To Restart Of The Undamaged Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1
-- Rep. Vitali: PA House Environmental Committee Examines Costs And Environmental Impacts Of Burning Waste Coal In PA
A.I. Data Center Innovation In Other Places
-- Berkeley Lab: Repurposing Coal Assets For A Decarbonized Digital Economy
-- DataCenterDynamics.com: Virginia Project Gets $3 Million To Cool Data Centers With Mine Water
-- West Virginia University: Geothermal Energy On Abandoned Mine Lands
-- Wise County, Virginia: Geothermal Cooling & Site Availability
-- Invest In SW Virginia: Project Oasis - Geothermal Cooling From Underground Mines
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hope Utilities To Build Gas Pipeline For Ohio A.I. Data Center Fuel Cell Project
Past Weeks’ Articles/NewsClips:
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week [PaEN 8.11.25]
(Photos: Proposed Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 gigawatt power plant.)
[Posted: August 17, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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