In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 3

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

Governor

-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Joins 3 Other Governors In A Proposal To Give Priority To A.I. Data Centers That Bring Their Own Electric Generation To The Grid  [PaEN] 

-- Gov. Shapiro, Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Lead Bipartisan National Governors Assn. Group Recommending Energy Facility Permitting Reform To Address Nation’s Energy Crisis [PaEN]  

Lawmakers

-- House Democrats Move 2 More Parts Of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan In Position For Vote To Address Unprecedented Energy Challenges  [PaEN] 

-- ABC27: PA Republican Lawmakers Understand Residents’ Fear Of A.I. Data Centers, But Say They Are Coming No Matter What 

-- WHYY: Republican Lawmakers From PA, NJ, VA, MD Weigh Solutions To Rising Electricity Bills Driven By A.I. Data Centers - Faster Permitting, Ending Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative In PA [That Was Never Implemented]

-- PennLive: PA US Sen. McCormick Says PA Should Be The ‘Tip Of The Spear’ On A.I. Technology, Data Center Development  

PUC/Who Will Pay

-- KDKA: PUC Chair DeFrank: Concerns About Rising Electric Bills From A.I. Data Centers Are Legitimate; Development Of Centers Must Be ‘Well Planned, Well Thought’ Out

-- PennLive Guest Essay: The Energy Utility Association Of PA Proposes To Place Risk Of Increasing Electric Generation On Ratepayers - By Nora Brownell, Former PA PUC Commissioner

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: PA Residents Shouldn’t Pay The Price For A.I. Data Center-Spiked Electricity Rates  [PDF of Article]

Public Comments

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105, Stormwater Permits For The 1,283 Acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center In Luzerne County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On A Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The Homer City Generation Coal-Fired Power Plant In Indiana County To Allow The Transfer Of Air Emission Reduction Credits For Data Center Project  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On First Title V Air Quality Permit For the Calpine Mid-Merit II 1,449 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In York County; To Supply Power To Data Center Project  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Schedules Dec. 17 Hearing On A Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The 400 MW Portland Power, LLC Power Plant In Northampton County; To Attract Data Center Project  [PaEN]

Land Use

-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Centers Hot Topic In Archbald, Valley View Election Races In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]

-- Scranton Times: Developer Applies For 22 More A.I. Data Center Buildings In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County [PDF of Article] 

-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Residents Voice Concerns At Open House On 1,400 Acre A.I. Data Center/Power Plant Project In Monongahela Twp  [PDF of Article].

-- TribLive: Concerns Over Springdale A.I. Data Center Proposal Brings Protesters Out For 2nd Time This Week In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Protesters Rally Against Proposed Data Center In Springdale; 2nd Event Planned Nov. 1 In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Springdale Planners Cite Noise Study As Commission Delays Vote On A.I. Data Center In Allegheny County  

-- KDKA: Protesters Expected To Gather In Springdale Boro To Rally Against Proposed A.I. Data Center Today In Allegheny County

-- PennLive: Cumberland County Growth Fuels Data Centers, Homes, Shops, Restaurants, But Also Headaches

PJM/Grid

-- The Center Square: Report: PJM Power Grid Electrification Faces Bumpy Transition Due To A.I. Data Center Demand, Other Forces

-- Inside Climate News: Maryland Leads Multistate Push To Shield Consumers From New A.I. Data Center Costs In PJM

Power Generation

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Needs Every Tool, Every MW To Meet Growing Energy Demand - By Andrew Tubbs, Energy Utility Association Of PA

-- PennFuture: Dec. 4 Webinar: Uncovering PA’s A.I. + Energy Strategy -  The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Strikes $80 Billion Deal With US For Nuclear Reactors To Power A.I. Data Centers  

Impacts

-- DEP Air Quality Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 6 To Hear Presentations On VOC Emissions Reporting From Conventional Oil & Gas/Shale Gas Wells And Air Pollution From A.I. Data Centers  [PaEN]  

-- Inquirer: As A.I. Data Center Water Demand Surges, Rivals American Water And Aqua Are Merging 

-- Inside Climate News: ‘Rapid Explosion’ Of A.I. Data Centers Causes Planning Struggles In Texas

-- Inside Climate News: As A.I. Data Center Boom Ramps Up In Rural Midwest, What Should Communities Expect?

A.I. Policy

-- TribLive Editorial: Courtrooms Aren’t Ready For A.I.

-- AP: Amazon Cuts 14,000 Corporate Jobs As Spending On A.I. Accelerates

-- Wall Street Journal: Tens Of Thousands Of White-Collar Jobs Are Disappearing As A.I. Starts To Bite  [PDF of Article] 

[Posted: November 2, 2025]  PA Environment Digest