A.I./Data Center Policy
-- Inquirer Editorial: The Language Of ‘Opportunity’ Surrounding Shale Gas Fracking And A.I. Data Centers Sounds Distressingly Familiar As PA Joins Rush To Latest Promised Economic Boom [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Issues Policy Statement Calling For Responsible Development Of A.I. Data Centers, Adopting PennFuture's Model Zoning Ordinance [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In September - Is PA Ready For An A.I. Data Center Boom? [PaEN]
Direction
-- SW PA Data Centers Working Group: Webinar On Demand- Big Promise or Big Problems? Ethical Considerations for the AI Boom [Presentation Slides, Webinar Q/A ]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 11 Webinar: A.I. Data Centers In Pennsylvania - Why Here? Why Now? [PaEN]
-- Data Center Knowledge: Pennsylvania’s $70 Billion Race For A.I. Data Centers; State Banking On Massive Natural Gas Reserves To Attract Development
A.I./Data Center Impacts
-- The Center Square: A.I. Data Centers And Water - The Next Frontier
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: How Could A.I. Data Centers Impact Air Quality?
-- PennLive Letter: Gov. Shapiro’s Natural Gas Claims For A.I. Data Centers Don’t Hold Water - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition
-- Indiana University Of PA News: Students Lead Campus Conversation On Impacts Of Proposed Homer City 3,200 Acre A.I. Data Center Complex In Indiana County
Legislation
-- PA House Members Announced 6-Bill Legislative Package To Promote Responsible Development Of A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: PA House Members Play Catch-Up With Rapid A.I. Data Center Development
-- Capitol Wire - Robert Swift: Proposed Senate Bills Aim To Increase State Oversight Of PJM Electric Grid Operator
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA Lawmaker Rep. Matzie Seeks Study Of Costs Of Leaving PJM Electric Grid Operator [PDF of Article]
Land Use
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Community Groups Urge Officials To Restrict A.I. Data Center Development; More Than 20 Data Centers Proposed In PA
-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Community Groups Urge Officials To Restrict A.I. Data Center Development
-- Spotlight PA/Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: A.I. Boom Sparks Battle Over Giant Data Centers In Pennsylvania Towns
-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Community Groups Urge Officials To Restrict A.I. Data Center Development
-- Observer-Reporter: 1,400 Acre A.I. Data Center Project, Dedicated 910 MW Natural Gas Power Plant, 18 Million Gallon A Day Water Treatment Plant Announced By Essential Utilities In Greene County [PDF of Article]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Homer City Generation Chapter 105 Permit Covering Permanent Loss Of 441 Feet Of Stream To Develop Part Of A.I. Data Center Campus In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: A Guide To Upcoming Springdale A.I. Data Center Hearings In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Developers Of A.I. Data Center In Springdale Offer First Testimony To Council In Allegheny County
-- Utility Dive: PJM’s Market Monitor Urges FERC To Review Amazon Data Center’s Effect On Costs, Reliability In PECO Service Area
-- Scranton Times: Pompey Coal, Settler’s View, Lackawanna Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Appeal Jessup A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Here Are The New Rules Proposed For A.I. Data Centers In Lancaster City [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster A.I. Data Center’s 2nd Phase Expected To Cost Up To $2.5 Billion [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: Amazon A.I. Data Center Campus Construction In Salem Twp. On ‘Rapid Pace’ In Luzerne County [PDF of Article]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Plan To Turn Old Pennhurst State Hospital Into A.I. Data Center Outrages Neighbors In Chester County
PJM Grid
-- Spotlight PA: How Gov. Shapiro Wants To Reshape PJM Regional Grid Operator As Prices Rise
-- 17 PA Republican Senators Urge PJM To Reject Prioritizing Ready To Deploy Wind, Solar Energy Projects When Demand For Power Is Surging; Fail To Address Locking Up Existing Generation For Exclusive Data Center Use [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Stephen DeFrank Elected Vice President Of Organization Of PJM Grid Operator States
-- Utility Dive: PJM’s Market Monitor Urges FERC To Review Amazon Data Center’s Effect On Costs, Reliability In PECO Service Area
-- Inside Climate News: PJM Grid Operator Pursues Rule Change To Meet A.I. Data Center Surge, Critics Fear Natural Gas Suppliers Would Benefit From Fast-Track Process
-- Utility Dive: Investor-Owned Electric Utilities Call For Ending ‘Overreliance’ On PJM Capacity Market
-- The Center Square: Leaving PJM Grid Operator A Solution For Surging Electricity Prices Or Power Move?
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: PJM Customers Will Benefit From Cooperation, Not Conflict Within The Electric Industry - By Terry Fitzpatrick, Fmr Chair PA Public Utility Commission
-- Morning Call Letter: PJM Must Be Transparent In Decisions On Energy Prices, A.I. Data Centers - By Dominic Trabosci
A.I. Power Needs
-- 17 PA Republican Senators Urge PJM To Reject Prioritizing Ready To Deploy Wind, Solar Energy Projects When Demand For Power Is Surging; Fail To Address Locking Up Existing Generation For Exclusive Data Center Use [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: New US Policy Pulls Back From Renewable Energy Just As Demand Swells [Part I] [PDF of Article]
-- Warren Times Observer Guest Essay: Natural Gas, A.I. Data Centers And The Future Of Pennsylvania’s Economy - By Kurt Knaus, PA Energy Infrastructure Alliance [PDF of Article]
-- The Derrick: New Energy Demands From A.I. Data Centers Takes Center Stage At Drake Energy Dialogues [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Region’s Nuclear Power Industry Preps For An A.I.-Driven Renaissance
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Why Letting Utilities Build Power Plants In PA Is A $16 Billion Mistake To Meet A.I. Data Center Demands - By James H. Cawley, Fmr Chair PA Public Utility Commission
-- Wall Street Journal: A.I. Data Centers, Desperate For Electricity, Are Building Their Own Power Plants [PDF of Article]
-- Financial Times: Energy Companies To Spend $50 Billion On 8,800 Miles Of New Pipelines In US To Fulfill A.I. Data Center, LNG Gas Export Demands
-- Solar Energy Industries Assn.: President’s Efforts To Prevent Clean Energy Deployment Have Blocked 125 Gigawatts Of Solar Power From The Grid Just When Demand Is Surging, Driving Up Electricity Prices
-- E&E News: President’s Energy Policies Are The Energy Emergency In The US [Blocking Gigawatts Of Much-Needed Clean Power For Grid]
-- AP: Solar, Wind Power Has Grown Faster Than Electricity Demand This Year, Report Says [President Cancelling Clean Energy Funding Blocks Gigawatts Of Power For Grid]
-- Bloomberg: JP Morgan: US Can’t Generate The Power It Needs Without Wind, Solar
A.I. Policy
-- WITF: Lancaster County A.I. Fake Photo Moves Lawmakers To Push Changes In Mandatory Reporting Law
-- Beaver Times: PA Lawmakers Want To Block A.I. Chatbots From Harvesting Consumer Data
-- York Daily Record: A.I. Robots Are Now Sorting Your Recyclables At Penn Waste’s Facility
-- York Daily Record Editorial: Gannett Media Partnered With A.I.-Powered Answer Engine Perplexity; Here’s Why It Matters For Local News
-- Inquirer: A.I. Industrial Revolution Has Begun, History Suggests It Won’t Be Positive For The Middle Class
-- Financial Times: Despite Threats From High Tariffs, Collapsing Immigration, Eroding Institutions, Rising Debt, Sticky Inflation, Investors Believe A.I. Will Save US Economy
Upcoming Events
-- October 22-- House Energy Committee holds hearing on regulation of A.I. data centers by the Public Utility Commission. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
-- November 19-- Penn State Extension Webinar: A.I. Data Centers And Water Resources, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- ON DEMAND: SW PA Data Centers Working Group: Webinar On Demand- Big Promise or Big Problems? Ethical Considerations for the AI Boom [Presentation Slides, Webinar Q/A ]
[Posted: October 19, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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