In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 27

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

House Energy Hearing

-- Data Center Stampede Trampling PA Ratepayers Part I:  PA Utility Law Project - Utility Terminations Up 30% Already; Prioritize Existing Loads; Centers Need To Help Pay For Utility Assistance  [PaEN] 

-- Data Center Stampede Trampling PA Ratepayers Part II: PA Consumer Advocate - PUC Should Set Conditions For Centers To Be Served By The Grid; Set Power Curtailment Priorities [PaEN]

-- Data Center Stampede Trampling PA Ratepayers Part III:  PJM Market Monitor - Data Centers Have Cost Existing Ratepayers $16.6 Billion Already; Centers Should Bring Their Own Power Generation To Prevent More Large Price Spikes  [PaEN] 

-- PA PUC To Take Up Model Tariff For Connecting Large Load/A.I. Data Centers To The Electric Grid At Nov. 6 Meeting; Other Changes Needed  [PaEN] 

-- ABC27: A.I. Data Centers Have To Go Somewhere, PUC Chair Says

-- PUC Votes To Suspend, Investigate PPL Electric's Proposed 7%, $356 Million Rate Increase  [PaEN] 

-- WITF: PA House Committee Considers Shielding PA Ratepayer’s Wallets From A.I. Data Center Energy Costs 

-- WHYY: PA Legislation Aims To Protect Ratepayers From A.I. Data Center Energy Strain, Costs 

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Consider Rules For A.I. Data Centers; Industry Warns Of Over-Regulation

-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Lawmakers Weigh Economics, Grid Failure As Regulations Considered For A.I. Data Centers Energy Use To Prevent Further Electric Cost Spikes  [PDF of Article]  

What A.I.s Think Of Data Centers

-- Scranton Times: Columnist Chris Kelly Asks A.I. Chat Bots [ChatGPT5, GROK, DeepSeek] If They Think The Negative Impacts Of A.I. Data Center Development Are Real [Spoiler- Yes, Based On Actual Experiences]  [PDF of Article] 

Energy Demands/Grid Reliability

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Reliance On Natural Gas For Power Generation Will Worsen Energy Affordability Crisis - By Cassady Craighill, GridLab 

-- Inside Climate News: How Did Virginia Become The A.I. Data Center Capital Of The World And Transform The Economy And Electric Grid?  [6,247 MW Of Centers Under Construction; 2,610 MW Of Energy Generation; 24,103 MW Planned For The Future]  https://tinyurl.com/4jyeenkt

-- Financial Times: Fallout From The A.I.-Fuelled Dash For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants - Supply Crunch In Giant Turbines Taking Years For Delivery

-- The Center Square: The People’s Power Over Electricity Supply And Demand; Existing Ratepayers Bear Brunt Of Higher Costs

-- Utility Dive: FirstEnergy Expects Peak Electricity Load To Grow By 45% By 2035 Due To A.I. Data Center Demands 

-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp Warns A.I. Data Center Power Demands Threaten Grid Reliability: We Need ‘Every Single Megawatt, Every Single Electron’ To Meet The Demand 

PJM Interconnection

-- The Center Square: Planning For Pennsylvania’s Power Grid ‘Potluck;’ Heading Off Electricity Supply Shortages With Advanced Technology

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: States Should Think Twice Before Taking Steps To Exit PJM - By Joseph Keilliher, Femur Chair of FERC

-- US Dept. Of Energy Directs FERC To Develop Rules To Accelerate A.I. Data Center/Large Load Grid Connections

-- Inside Climate News: President’s Administration Seeks To Speed A.I. Data Center Grid Connections, Expand Federal Control Of Power System 

Land Use

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit For 248 MW Wyalusing Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant To Serve The Klondike Data Center Project In Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources Markets 400 Acre Former Coal Mine Site In South Strabane Twp., Washington County For A.I. Data Center [PDF of Article]

-- WESA: Washington County CNX Acreage Pitched As ‘Carbon-Neutral’ A.I. Data Center Development Site Using Coal Mine Methane

-- KDKA: 400 Acres Of Former Coal Mines In South Strabane Twp. Being Marketed By CNX For Potential A.I. Data Center In Washington County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Gas Driller Secures Option  To 400-Acre Former Steel Plant Site Along Monongahela River In Allenport, Stockdale, Dunlevy Boroughs, Washington County, Mum On Development Plans  [PDF of Article]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Corp Eyes More Natural Gas Deals For A.I. Data Centers

-- TribLive: Springdale Zoning Board Considers A.I. Data Center Developer’s Changes To Plans, Including Making The Building Taller, In Allegheny County

-- Scranton Times: Mosaic Boro To Work On Ordinance Regulating A.I. Data Centers  [PDF of Article]

-- Scranton Times: Blakely Boro Introduces Ordinance Restricting, Regulating A.I. Data Centers [PDF of Article] 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Massive Amazon A.I. Data Center In Bucks County Spurs Call To Protect Consumers From Getting Hit With Power Grid Costs  

-- WHYY: Conshohocken-Area Residents Push Back Against Proposed A.I. Data Center In Montgomery County

-- York Dispatch: West Manchester Twp. Next York County Community To Take Up A.I. Data Center Zoning [PDF of Article]

-- York Dispatch: East Manchester Twp. Officials Put A.I. Data Center Ordinance On Hold After Dayslong Hearings [PDF of Article]

-- York Daily Record: Conewago Twp. Officials To Review A.I. Data Center Zoning Amendment During Oct. 27 Meeting [PDF of Article]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s A.I. Data Center Boom Restarts Undamaged Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Giving It A New Life - By Colin McNickle, Allegheny Institute for Public Policy

Related Development

-- Gov. Shapiro Announces $352.9 Million Eos Energy Investment To Expand PA Battery Manufacturing, Relocate HQ To Allegheny County, Creating 735 Jobs

-- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh Battery Maker Eos Energy’s New Factory To Boost Power For PA Talen Energy  A.I. Data Centers

-- TribLive: Eos Energy Announces $350 Million Expansion Of Battery Plant In Allegheny County

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Battery Maker Eos Energy A Win Pittsburgh Has Been Waiting For

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Western PA Companies Are Meeting The Growing Energy Demands Of A.I. Data Centers [Natural Gas, Coal]  [PDF of Article]  

Impacts

-- Penn State Extension: Data Centers And Water Use In Pennsylvania

-- Observer-Reporter: A.I. Data Centers, Coal Mines, Plugging Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Among Topics At Washington & Jefferson College Energy Conference [PDF of Article]

-- The Guardian: Amazon Strategised About Keeping Its Data Centers Water Use Secret, Leaked Document Shows

-- Reuters: Google Backs US Natural Gas Power Plant With Carbon Capture For Midwest A.I. Data Centers

Permitting

-- JDSupra.com: PA Senate Republican A.I. Data Center Siting & Permitting Act Creates Confusing, Contradictory, Less Certain Permitting System  [Senate Bill 991]

A.I. Policy

-- TribLive: Shapiro Highlights A.I. Potential For The State At Pittsburgh Global Summit

-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Says PA ‘All In’ To Lead Country, Globe On A.I., Health

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Judge Nixes Request For A.I. Lawyer In Pending Murder Case

[Posted: October 26, 2025]  PA Environment Digest