In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 10

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

-- AP: Voters’ Anger Over High Electricity Bills And A.I. Data Centers Loom Over 2026 MidTerm Elections [PA Highlighted] 

-- Nov. 12 Joint Meeting Of DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board To Hear EJ Concerns With A.I. Data Centers, Update On DEP’s EJ Initiatives, Cumulative Impacts Of Facilities  [PaEN]

Electric Grid

-- PUC Approves Proposed Model Tariff For Public Review To Balance A.I. Data Center Growth And Ratepayer Protection  [PaEN]

-- PJM Winter Power Outlook: Adequate Power Supplies Available To Serve Growing Demand Under Expected Conditions; 1 GigaWatt Of Mostly Solar Power Capacity Added Since Last Winter  [PaEN] 

-- The Center Square: Estimated Power Demand Spiked By A.I. Data Centers Will Outstrip Supply By 2032 In PJM Service Area; Solutions Require Coordinated Actions

-- Reuters: PPL Corp Signs Agreements With A.I. Data Centers To Connect 20.5 Gigawatts Of Power In PA, A 40% Jump Over 3 Months [Enough Electricity To Power Nearly All The Homes In PA 3 Times Over]  

-- Utility Dive: Exelon’s A.I. Data Center Load Forecast Grows To 18 GW; Market Monitor Continues Call For Review Of PECO - Amazon Data Center Agreement Impact On Ratepayers

-- PEC Podcast: Advanced Electric Transmission Technology - More Capacity, More Power Out Of Our Existing Grid At A Fraction Of The Cost  [PaEN]  

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Energy Storage Maker EOS Defies Skeptics, Sees Large Market For A.I. Data Center Projects

Generation

-- Guest Essay: Don’t Trade Away Pennsylvania's Climate Regulations As Part Of State Budget Deal  [Fossil Fuel Power Plants Power Wave Of Data Center Proposals]  -  By Rep. Greg Vitali, Majority Chair, House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Westinghouse Deal On Nuclear Power Plants Boldest Example Yet Of A National Industrial Policy

Impacts

-- WGAL: A.I. Data Center Growth: PA Lawmakers, Researchers Weigh Benefits, Risks

-- TribLive: Surge In A.I. Data Centers Sparks Concern Over Water Demands

-- Water At Risk: A.I. Data Centers Bait And Switch? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN] 

Land Use

-- Scranton Times: Jessup Boro Re-Amends Data Center Zoning; Sets Nov. 18 Hearing On Developer Proposal For 6 New A.I. Data Centers Along Breaker Street   [PDF of Article]

-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Planning Commission Gives Preliminary Approval To 1,400 Acre A.I. Data Center Project, Related 900 WM Power Plant,  18 Million GPD Water Treatment Plant In Monongahela Twp [PDF of Article]

-- The Center Square: Save Carbon County Loses Commonwealth Court Appeal Of Stronghold Bitcoin Data Center Permit For Panther Creek Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant

-- TribLive: Incumbents Hold Onto Springdale Council Seats As A.I. Data Center Debate Continues In Allegheny County

-- Wall Street Journal: What Happened When Small-Town America Became A.I. Data Center, USA [PDF of Article] 

Public Comments

-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 15 Natural Gas Generators To Power 15 Iron City A.I. Computing Centers In Karthaus Twp., Clearfield County   [PaEN] 

A.I. Policy

-- TribLive: CMU Researchers Find Selfish Traits In Cutting-Edge A.I.s  

-- Financial Times: Tech Stocks Suffer Worst Week Since April After $800 Billion A.I. Sell-Off

[Posted: November 9, 2025]  PA Environment Digest