In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 9

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

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 9 [PaEN]

Politics

-- PA Election Results: Democrats Now Control PA Senate, Retain PA House, Governor’s Office  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front: With Control Of PA Senate, House, Governor’s Office, How Will Democrats Lead On Energy And The Environment?

-- The Center Square: A.I. Data Center Disgust Played Significant role In State Senate Flip, Winners Say 

-- Warren Times: A.I. Data Center Disgust Played Significant Role In State Senate Flip, Winners Say 

-- Bradford Era: A.I. Data Center Disgust Played Significant Role In State Senate Flip, Winners Say 

-- Carlisle Sentinel: A.I. Data Center Disgust Played Significant Role In State Senate Flip, Winners Say

-- Williamsport Sun: Disgust With A.I. Data Centers Played Huge Role In State Senate Flip, Winners Say 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Data Centers, Energy Costs, Fracking Issues Loom As Democrats Finally Get Full Control Of PA Legislature

-- Grist: Democrats Achieved Trifectas In PA, AZ And WI, Could This Unleash A New Era For Clean Energy In These 3 States?

-- TribLive: Western PA Voters Question Whether Midterm Election  Results Will Make A Difference [Data Centers, Skill Games, End Name-Calling, End Focus On Culture Issues]

-- York Daily Record/USA Today: PA Democrats Have The Votes In Senate, House, Here’s What They Want To Change - Minimum Wage, Boosting Education, Expanding Health Care, Legalize Marijuana [PA Senate Democrats Mentioned Data Centers]

-- BBC: Associated Press Poll Finds 56% Of 79,000 Midterm Election Voters Surveyed Said Data Centers Were A ‘Crucial or Major’ Factor In Their Votes 

-- Altoona Mirror: A.I. Data Centers Took Beating In Midterm Elections

-- AP: A.I. Data Centers Took A Beating In Midterm Elections, Played Key Role In Flipping Seats To Democrats In State Legislatures [PA Included]

-- TribLive Editorial: What Is The Message Of PA’s Trifecta? If There Aren’t Solutions To Data Centers, Skill Games, State Budget It’s All On Democrats Now 

-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Will Josh Shapiro’s A.I. Data Center Past Haunt His Political Future?

-- Financial Times: Why Does America Hate A.I.?  Voter Hostility To Big Tech Helped Shape US Midterm Elections

Legislation

-- WPSU: What To Know About PA’s Data Center Tax Exemption And The Shifting Attitudes Surrounding It [Taxpayers Will Lose $1.9 Billion In Revenue From 2024 to 2031] 

-- TribLive: Can State Lawmakers Manage A.I. Data Center Boom In Southwest PA? 

Energy Costs

-- ABC27: PPL Electric To Increase Default Customer Power Price 10.3% Starting Dec. 1 To 14.428 Cents/kWh From 13.079 Cents/kWh [Utilities Make No Profit On Default Power]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Dept. Of Human Services Now Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

-- PUC Approves New Rules To Allow Certain Duquesne Light Customers To Automatically Enroll Certain Customers In Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs

Grid

-- PUC Updates Comment Schedule On New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability; Nov. 17 Technical Conference On Data Center Costs  [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Winter Outlook: Power Supplies Should Be Available To Meet Expected Cold Weather Conditions  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: PJM’s Revised Backstop Power Procurement Plan Could Be For As Little As 630 MW, Down From 6,800 MW Due To Revised Utility Load Forecasts

-- Reuters: PJM Grid Tackles A.I. Data Center Power Costs In Race To Avoid Shortfalls, Higher Prices

-- Utility Dive: President’s Order Banning Foreign Grid Components Sparks Industry Concern Over Cost, Practicality  

-- Financial Times: Why America Is Struggling To Power The A.I. Boom  [PDF of Article]

Generation

-- Shapiro Administration: PJM Interconnection Selects 3 PA Projects In Expedited Program To Add 1.7 GW Of Generation, Energy Storage To Grid; DEP Accepting New Proposals By Nov. 16  [PaEN] 

-- WFMZ: PPL Joint Venture Invitium Energy Announces Agreement To Supply 2 GW Of Power To QTS Data Center Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County 

-- Lehigh University Joins PA Team To Turn Aging Shale Gas Well Into Geothermal Power Source In Indiana County; Studies Show Geothermal Could Meet 100% Of PA Electricity, Heating, Most Industrial Needs  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: Exelon Eyes $8 Billion In Energy Storage To Address PJM Supply Crunch In Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey That Allow Energy Storage To Bolster Grid Resiliency [Not PA] 

-- Financial Times: Why America Is Struggling To Power The A.I. Boom  [PDF of Article]

-- New York Times: A.I. Data Center Developers Point To Reusing Junked Jet Engines To Power Data Centers As Recycling

Land Use

-- Scranton Times: Olyphant Boro Cancels Thursday Meeting To Consider $101 Million A.I. Data Center Agreement

-- Scranton Times: PNK Group To Announce Plans For 2 New A.I. Data Center Proposals In Archbald Boro Next Month

-- Scranton Times: Archbald Planning Commission Down To 3 Members After Resignations, Need 1 More For Quorum To Address 8 A.I. Data Center Proposals

-- WFMZ: PPL Joint Venture Invitium Energy Announces Agreement To Supply 2 GW Of Power To QTS Data Center Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County 

-- PennLive: How Salem Twp. Residents Are Fighting Against And Supporting A.I. Data Centers In Luzerne County

-- Scranton Times: Salem Township Solicitor Could Make Millions On A.I. Data Center Community Benefit Agreements In Luzerne County

-- PennLive: Salem Twp. Solicitor Will Double His Pay To $1.65 Million For Negotiating A Now $22 Million Community Benefits Agreement With Amazon For An A.I. Data Center In The Luzerne County Township  

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Resident Hosts Meeting To Air Concerns About A.I. Data Center Proposal In Taylor Township

-- Altoona Mirror: Taylor Township Supervisors Report Pushes Back On Perceived Threats Over Proposed A.I. Data Center

-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Township Holds A.I. Data Center Ordinance Hearing In Lycoming County

-- PennLive: Swatara Twp. Supervisors Approve First Of 2 A.I. Data Center Projects In Dauphin County As Part Of $120 Million Community Benefits Package Supervisors Accepted Earlier

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: A.I. Data Center Complex In Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County Is Years Away From Being Operation; But Local Tax Revenue, Benefits Have Started

-- Inquirer: A.I. Data Center Developer Again Sues Upper Merion Twp. Over Data Center Rejection In Montgomery County

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Planners Find 97 Issues With Application For A.I. Data Center In Springdale, 2 Might Be Serious [Generator Noise, Existing Soil Contamination] 

-- Observer-Reporter: Hanover Twp. Hearings On Starpointe A.I. Data Center, Power Plant Complex Nov. 10, 11 In Washington County

-- Observer-Reporter: Cecil Township Moves Toward Enacting A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Washington County

-- Landgate Report Counts 199 A.I. Data Centers Under Development In Pennsylvania 

-- Pittsburgh Media Partnership: Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Proposals Map

Permits

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit To Amazon Data Services For Installation Of 76 Diesel-Fired Backup Generators At New Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP published notice in the November 7 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for construction of 15 natural gas-fired generators to power Iron City No. 2 Data Center operations located in Beccaria Twp., Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 7400)

Impacts

-- South Mountain Partnership Issues White Paper On Potential Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers, Finds Them Incompatible With Some Regional Economic, Natural Resource Goals  [PaEN]

Public Participation/Meetings

-- PA Data Center Hearings & Meetings - Physicians For Social Responsibility PA

[Posted: November 7, 2026]  PA Environment Digest