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Recent Pennsylvania data center news

• Sep 8, 2026

  DOE Closes $1.9-Billion Loan to Restart Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant

  The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to support restarting the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.

  • The 615-MW plant in Palo, Linn County shut down in August 2020 after a derecho wind event and is targeted to resume commercial operation in Q1 2029, pending U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval.
  • The restart is tied in part to rising electricity demand from data centers; NextEra also has a 25-year power purchase agreement with Google and has agreed to acquire CIPCO and Corn Belt Power Cooperative’s combined 30% interest in the plant.
• Sep 3, 2026

  Google partners with MN8 Energy and Eos on West Virginia solar-plus-LDES project

  Google, MN8 Energy, and Eos Energy Enterprises have announced the Mammoth Solar project in Kanawha County, West Virginia, combining solar, long-duration energy storage, and lithium-ion storage. The announcement also includes a separate Google PPA with Fervo Energy in Utah.

  • Mammoth Solar will combine 86MW solar, 10MW/100MWh Eos Z3 LDES, and 70MW/280MWh Li-ion BESS on the PJM grid; commercial operation is expected in 2028, with storage follow-on in 2029 and 2030.
  • MN8 says the project could involve up to US$350 million of capital investment and about US$4 million in property tax revenue over the first 20 years; construction is projected to create roughly 200 jobs.
  • Google will buy the project’s energy, capacity, and clean energy attributes; MN8 says it is the first commercial-scale LDES deployment in West Virginia and the first project under the previously announced 750MWh MN8-Eos master supply agreement from October 2025.
  • Separately, Google announced a 396MW PPA with Fervo Energy for the Cape Station enhanced geothermal project in Utah, with an option to expand by about 600MW by June 2030.
• Sep 2, 2026

  ONE Nuclear Energy executes LOI for 2.88GWh BESS and gas plant co-located with Louisiana data centre

  ONE Nuclear Energy has announced a binding letter of intent to develop Project Cayman, a 2.88GW natural gas plant and 700MW/2.88GWh battery energy storage system co-located with a high-capacity data centre campus in Louisiana.

  • The LOI was executed on 31 August with an unnamed prominent Louisiana landowner group for the Project Cayman site near RiverPlex MegaPark and northeast of SpaceX’s recently announced infrastructure development.
  • ONE Nuclear said the project supports Entergy’s transmission expansion, and that community outreach will run from September through December with public information meetings involving local parishes, agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Sep 2, 2026 · Google

  Our new partnership brings long-duration energy storage to West Virginia.

  Google has announced a new collaboration with MN8 Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises to support a multi-technology clean energy project on the PJM grid.

  • The project will pair utility-scale solar with short-duration lithium-ion batteries and long-duration zinc-hybrid batteries to provide round-the-clock clean power for local digital infrastructure, including a planned Google facility in West Virginia.
  • Google says this is the first-of-its-kind deployment of Eos’s zinc-hybrid batteries, which are manufactured in Pennsylvania; the announcement also frames the effort as a model for combining proven and emerging technologies to strengthen the grid.
• Aug 31, 2026

  Nokia to Transform NXP’s Chandler Campus for AI-Era Optical Chips

  Nokia has announced a definitive agreement to acquire NXP Semiconductors’ Chandler Fab and Chandler Probe site and repurpose it for AI infrastructure-related optical component manufacturing.

  • Nokia will lease part of the facility in early 2027 and acquire the full campus in Q1 2029, subject to regulatory approval.
  • The site will produce indium phosphide semiconductors for optical components used in high-speed networks linking processors, memory, and systems inside AI data centers.
  • Nokia said its Optical Networks sales increased 20% YoY in Q2 and sales to AI and cloud customers increased 105%.
  • NXP issued a discontinuation notice for legacy products made at Chandler that will not move to another manufacturing site, and said it does not expect near-term supply impact during the transition.
  • Nokia is also preparing to ramp a new San Jose fab and expand advanced testing and packaging capacity in Pennsylvania tenfold.
• Aug 28, 2026

  Episode for August 28, 2026

  The Allegheny Front has published an episode covering archaeology, environmental policy, coal-pollution art, and a potential Allegheny County data center ban.

  • The episode highlights a new playbook from PennFuture urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to move away from fossil fuels and toward renewables, including legalizing community solar.
  • It also notes that Allegheny County Council will consider a proposal to ban controversial AI data centers on county property; the episode links to related stories on Lake Erie archaeology, Franklin Kury, and an artist donating proceeds from drawings made with pigment sourced from acid mine drainage pollution.
• Aug 27, 2026

  Data Center Backlash Reaches the Ballot Box

  Data Center Knowledge reports that at least 18 incumbent officeholders lost elections between August 2025 and August 2026 after actions tied to data center projects or controversies.

  • Utah saw the clearest cases: J. Stuart Adams, Lee Perry, and Boyd Bingham all lost GOP primaries after involvement with the proposed Stratos project in Box Elder County.
  • In Missouri, four incumbent Festus city council members lost after a fight over a proposed $6 billion data center project; other losses and campaign attacks appeared in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Oregon, and Georgia.
  • The article is a news analysis/review, not a primary announcement; it aggregates election results, government records, campaign materials, and local reporting, and includes industry and policy responses from Tigercomm, Data Center Coalition, and state leaders.
• Aug 26, 2026

  PJM’s Power Shortfall Puts Data Center Growth in Focus

  PJM has announced a proposed Reliability Backstop Procurement to address a 6.8 GW capacity shortfall for the 2028/29 delivery year and support rapidly growing large-load demand, including data centers.

  • PJM filed the Reliability Backstop Procurement (RBP) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 31 after board approval; the procurement is intended to begin Sept. 30, with results expected in December, subject to FERC approval.
  • The RBP would secure resources for terms of up to 15 years and includes a maximum weighted-average willingness to pay of $555 per MW-day; PJM’s July Base Residual Auction procured 138,318 MW, leaving 6,831.3 MW UCAP below the Reliability Requirement, while PJM expects roughly 70 GW of new large load by 2038.
• Aug 26, 2026

  Facilities betting big on low-cost, 100-hour iron-air batteries

  Form Energy has announced a $750 million capital infusion and said the proceeds will accelerate manufacturing scale-up.

  • The company said the financing brings total capital raised to $2 billion since its 2017 launch, and will help scale its manufacturing facility in Weirton, West Virginia.
  • Form Energy is also working with Google and Xcel Energy on a project in Pine Island, Minnesota to supply 300 MW of battery capacity and 30 GWh of storage; the article notes this could be the world’s largest battery and that Form has an 80 GWh order backlog including projects tied to Crusoe and FuturEnergy Ireland.
• Aug 26, 2026

  Gov. Shapiro wants data centers to bring their own power. What’s that mean for prices and pollution?

  Gov. Josh Shapiro has issued an executive order on data centers that is intended to protect Pennsylvanians from higher electricity costs, while environmental advocates say the order is a positive step but does not go far enough.

  • The order’s GRID standards would require data centers to cover the cost of new generation and grid upgrades, secure new power sources, and use up to 32% firm clean energy by 2035.
  • The article says the DEP will delay state permit review until a developer either signs a binding agreement to follow GRID or secures all local permits; lawmakers are considering House Bill 1834 and H.B. 2496 to make some standards mandatory and allow local pauses on applications.
  • The story also cites a 41% rise in Pennsylvania electricity prices between 2021 and 2025 and notes concerns that more gas-fired generation and diesel backup generators could increase pollution and costs.