Energy Costs
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: What PA Utility Customers Can Expect From A.I. Data Center-Driven Electric Costs
-- PUC: Electric Utilities Changing Cost Of Electricity For Customers On June 1 From 0.05% to 19.8% [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electric Bills Around Pittsburgh Will Be Rising (Again) Next Month
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Pittsburgh-Area Electric Rates To Rise June 1, As Utilities Expect High Summer Demand
-- TribLive: Electric Bills To Increase For Duquesne Light, West Penn Power Customers
-- Observer-Reporter: Get Ready For Higher Electric Bills In June
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed Default Electricity Rates To Increase 7.5% June 1
-- Morning Call: PPL, Met-Ed Electric Bills Set To Increase In Lehigh Valley June 1
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PECO Electric Bills Will Rise By About $5/Month On Average Starting June 1
-- PUC Hearings Begin June 10 On Proposed UGI Electric 12.8% Rate Increase [PaEN]
-- PUC Schedules In-Person, Telephonic Public Hearings On 13.1% Rate Increase Proposed By Peoples Natural Gas Starting June 2 [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s A.I. Data Center Energy Future Must Not Leave The Working Class Behind - Chad Quinn, Dollar Energy Fund
-- PennLive Editorial: Don’t Let A.I. Data Centers Stick You With Their Electric Bill
-- WESA/WHYY - Susan Phillips: PA Lawmaker’s Bill Would Rein In Utility Profits: ‘The Entire System Is Out Of Whack’
-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Heatwaves Are Driving Up Power Bills, But PA Has A Better, Cheaper Option Using Resources We Already Have - Virtual Power Plants - By Chris D’Agostino, Advanced Energy United
-- Warren Times Guest Essay: Heatwaves Are Driving Up Power Bills, But State Has Options - Virtual Power Plants - By Chris D’Agostino, Advanced Energy United
-- Morning Call: Politicians, Advocates Pressure PJM Regional Grid Operator On Affordability
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: PA Members Of Congress Push Federal Bill To Boost Renewable Energy To Reduce Energy Costs
-- Bloomberg: European Power Prices Turn Negative Due To Renewable Generation As Heat Wave Breaks Records [Natural Gas Can’t Do That]
-- The Guardian Guest Essay: The President’s War Against Iran Reminds Us - We’ll Never Be Energy [Price, Supply] Independent With Fossil Fuels, Energy Security Comes From Using Local, Renewable Sources
Governor’s Grid Proposal
-- Gov. Shapiro Releases Full Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Standards (GRID) For A.I. Data Centers; New Local Government Data Center Planning Toolkit [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: Comments On Gov. Shapiro’s GRID Standards For A.I. Data Centers
-- Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Calls For ‘Pause’ In Development Of A.I. Data Centers To Allow Time For Communities ‘To Protect Themselves’ [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Shapiro Is ‘Patient Zero’ Of A.I. Data Center Virus; State Treasurer Garrity Has Decided To At Least Appear To Take The Medicine [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: Shapiro Unveils Standards Data Center Developers Must Meet To Receive State Support [If Legislation Passes] ; Meets With Archbald Residents [PDF of Article]
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Gov. Shapiro Announces Plan To Attract ‘Responsible’ A.I. Data Center Development; Plan Requires Data Centers Seeking Tax Incentives To Mitigate Their Impacts [If Legislation Passes]
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro GRID Proposal Ties Tax Breaks To Sustainability, Transparency For A.I. Data Center Developers [If Legislation Passes]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Shapiro Seeks Buy-In, Legal Change In GRID A.I. Data Center Standards [Requires Legislation To Work]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Unveils Data Center Standards Amid Billions In Projects Planned Across Pennsylvania [If Legislation Passes]
-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Pennsylvania’s Governor Has A Plan To Make A.I. Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy, Now Comes The Hard Part Of Actually Doing It That Will Require Help From Legislators
-- City & State PA: Gov. Shapiro’s New A.I. Data Center Standards Reflect What Has Become An Energy And Environmental Flashpoint In PA
-- The Center Square: Shapiro, 2 Republican Lawmakers Pitch Separate Ideas On A.I. Data Centers
-- WHYY: New Jersey Governor Wants Legislation To Require A.I. Data Centers To Pay For Their Own Electricity, Give Financial Assistance To Communities
-- AP: Ohio Republican Governor Pauses State Tax Break For A.I. Data Centers As Tech Firms Face Pressure To Pay The Cost To Power A.I.
Legislation
-- Sen. Muth To Introduce Legislation To Prohibit A.I. Data Center Developers From Becoming Public Utilities With Power To Condemn Private Property For Their Own Use [PaEN]
-- Republican Senate, House Members Introduce Bills To Repeal A.I. Data Center Tax Break, Give Municipalities Authority To Enact An 18-Month Moratorium; Bills Not Likely To Move In The Senate, Republicans Opposed Data Center Bills In House [PaEN]
-- Sen. Pennycuick (R-Berks/Montgomery) To Introduce Legislation To Protect Local Communities From Impacts Of A.I. Data Center Development [Senate Republican Leadership Already Said They Will Not Move Data Center Bills ]
-- Erie Times/USA Today: PA Republican Bill Would Block Farmers From Selling Land To A.I. Data Centers
-- Reps. Fiedler, Burgos Introduce Legislation To Curb Excessive Profits By Utility Companies, Safe Consumers Money
-- Choose Clean Water Coalition: Legislative Recommendations To Protect Pennsylvania's Waterways For The Future - Agriculture, Abandoned Mines, PFAS, Lead, A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
Grid
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PUC Publishes Voluntary Model Tariff To Try To Shield Ratepayers From A.I. Data Center Costs
-- Morning Call: Politicians, Advocates Pressure PJM Regional Grid Operator On Affordability
-- Utility Dive: US Dept. Of Energy Grants PJM Request For Emergency Order To Curtail A.I. Data Center Use Of Electricity From The Grid And Go To Back-Up Generators To Cope With May 18-20 Hot Weather Alert [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: Maximum Generation Alert For May 18, Low Voltage Alert For May 18-19 [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: Extends Maximum Generation Alert To May 19; Issues Pre-Emergency Demand Response Call To 3 Utilities; Hot Weather Alert Extended To May 20 For Mid-Atlantic Zone [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Extends Maximum Generation Alert To May 20
-- North American Electric Reliability Corp Summer Reliability Outlook Says Record Additions Of Generation- Solar, Batteries And Some Natural Gas- Have Strengthened Readiness, But Elevated Risks Remain [PaEN]
-- Sen. Yaw Urges PJM To Hold States Accountable For Climate Policies Increasing Energy Costs [Yaw Urges FERC To Allow PJM To Keep Charging PA Ratepayers Record High Energy Prices Driven By Data Centers]
Generation
-- WPSU: Companies Want To Develop Natural Gas-Powered Data Center In Cameron, Potter Or Tioga Counties
-- Utility Dive: PJM Moves Up Backstop Auction For A.I. Data Center Demand To September, Amid Uncertainty Over Data Center Cost Allocation
-- The Center Square: Natural Gas, Energy Storage Projects Line Up En Masse To Plug Into PJM Power Grid
-- Utility Dive: Data Center Firm DigitalBridge Buys ArcLight Power [To Lock Up More Power Plants In PA: 1.3 GW Jessup Gas Power Plant, part of 1.7 GW Keystone, 1.7 GW Conemaugh Coal Generating Stations]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How NextEra/Dominion Deal Would Impact Pittsburgh Area [NextEra 4.3 GW Gas Data Center Power Plant At Undisclosed Location South Of Pittsburgh]
-- Utility Dive: Combined NextEra-Dominion Utility Would Have 130 GW A.I. Data Center Generation Backlog
-- Bloomberg: NextEra Is Betting Its Dominion Energy Deal Can Speed US Infrastructure For A.I. Data Centers
-- Reuters: US DOE Again Delays Closure Of Constellation Energy Eddystone Fossil Fuel Power Plant In Delaware County
Permitting
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: EPA Plan Allows A.I. Data Centers, Power Plants, Industries To Build First, Get Their Permit Later
Opposition
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: The ‘Pro-Human Party’ vs. A.I. Data Centers
-- Wall Street Journal: The Only Thing Growing Faster Than The A.I. Industry Is The Opposition Against It - Booed Commencement Speakers, Blocked Data Centers, Plummeting Poll Numbers
-- Fortune Magazine: Americans’ A.I. Hate Wave Might Just Be Gathering Steam: Data Centers Could Hike Power Costs In Some States Over 50% By 2030
Land Use
-- Citizen-Run Map, Description Of A.I. Data Center Proposals, Status In Pennsylvania [Scroll Down For: 76 Proposals, 24.97 GW, 31,578 Acres]
-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Files Actions In Lackawanna County Court Against 2 Proposed A.I. Data Center Developments Saying They Are ‘Dangerously Close’ To Its Schools [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Acknowledged Talks On Selling Archbald Schools If They Were Surrounded By A.I. Data Centers; District Joins Archbald Boro In Legal Battle Against Data Centers [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: 2nd Data Center 300MW Power Plant Hearing May 21 In Archbald Yields Many Questions, Fewer Answers
-- Scranton Times: Dickson City To Hold 2nd Hearing TODAY (May 27) On Bell Mountain A.I. Data Center Proposal
-- Scranton Times: Dickson City Denies Appeals For Four Bell Mountain A.I. Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Moosic Boro Prepares Comprehensive A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance
-- WNEP: Luzerne County Judge Rules In Favor Of Hazle Township Disapproval Of A.I. Data Center Plan
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Salem Twp. Planning Commission Recommends Conditional Approval Of A.I. Data Center Master Plan
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Dorrance Twp. Adopts A.I. Data Center Ordinance Under Correct Procedure
-- Concerned Citizens Of Montour County: Another A.I. Data Center Developer Reached Out To Tell The Group They Will Have A Proposal To Discuss; Few Details Available; Same Group Developing In Cumberland County [Video Update]
-- Montour Area Recreation Commission, Talen Energy Announce Actions To Support The Current, Long-Term Operation Of The Montour Preserve [PaEN]
-- TribLive: East Deer Twp. Commissioners Look To Regulate Potential A.I. Data Centers In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Opponents Of Springdale A.I. Data Center Pin Hopes On Allegheny County Oversight
-- TribLive: Springdale Seeks Residents For Committee, Focus Groups On Borough’s Future In Allegheny County [Data Centers]
-- TribLive: Springdale Residents Plan A.I. Data Center Protest Saturday [May 30] In Allegheny County
-- PennLive - John Beauge: Gregg Twp. Hearing On Proposed A.I. Data Center Development Postponed To July In Union County
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Commissioners Table Responsible A.I. Data Center Development Plan Amid Continuing Debate
-- LancasterOnline: Columbia Boro Rejects $6.35 Million Bid For McGinness Innovation Park, Likely Site For A.I. Data Center
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Officials Scramble To Manage A.I. Data Center Plans, Concerns
-- Morning Call: Few Details Available On New A.I. Data Center Proposed In City Of Allentown; On June 9 Planning Commission Agenda
-- Morning Call: Upper Macungie A.I. Data Center Proposal Rejected; Air Products’ Zoning Application Denied Before Packed Crowd
-- Inquirer: Inside The Battle Over Developer Brian O’Neill’s A.I. Data Center Proposals In Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Opponent Of A.I. Data Center Under Construction In Cumberland County Charged With Terroristic Threats Over Comments At Middlesex Twp. Supervisors Meeting
-- Warren Times: Warren County Commissioners Commit To Hearings On Any Proposed A.I. Data Center Ordinance After Concerns Expressed About Water Use, Infrastructure Demands [PDF of Article]
-- Warren Times Editorial: Set Rules For A.I. Data Centers, Now [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive Editorial: A.I. Data Centers Demand Planning, Not Panic
Impacts
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: A.I. Data Centers A Preventable Time-Lapse Disaster [PDF of Article]
-- The Center Square: Farmland Prime For A.I. Data Centers, But At What Cost?
-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation-FYI: A.I. Data Center Accountability ToolKit
Public Participation/Meetings
-- PUC Schedules In-Person, Telephonic Public Hearings On 13.1% Rate Increase Proposed By Peoples Natural Gas Starting June 2 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Peoples Gas Customers Can Tell The PUC What They Think About A Proposed 13.1% Rate Increase
-- PUC Hearings Begin June 10 On Proposed UGI Electric 12.8% Rate Increase [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Tek Park Transmission Line Project To Connect To Proposed A.I. Data Center In Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On PECO Brandon Shores Retirement 500 kV Transmission Line Reconstruction Project Stormwater Permit In York County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Stormwater Permit For The Mid Atlantic Interstate Transmission LLC Ashtabula-Erie West 345kV Rehabilitation Project In Erie County [PaEN]
-- PA Data Center Hearings & Meetings - Physicians For Social Responsibility PA
A.I. Policy
-- PA US Sen. McCormick To Hold Defense And Innovation Summit At Army War College In Carlisle July 14-15 Focusing On Defense, Energy & Technology
-- The Center Square: PA US Sen. McCormick: A.I. Bringing ‘Most Consequential Moment Of Change In Human History’ ‘For The Good And Potentially For Bad’
-- PA Capital-Star: PA US Sen. McCormick Doubles Down On A.I., Even As Public Opinion Remains Split
-- LancasterOnline: PA US Sen. McCormick Asks Pennsylvania To Embrace A.I. During PA Press Club
-- WJAC: Dina McCormick, Wife Of PA US Sen. McCormick. Named Meta (Facebook) President, Vice Chairman
-- Post-Gazette: As Students Protest Artificial Intelligence, Pitt Professor Cautions: ‘We Cannot Delay The A.I. Adoption’
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: Pope Says A.I. Should Be Disarmed To Avoid Dominating Humanity
[Posted: May 31, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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