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Recent Pennsylvania data center news

• Jul 14, 2026

  New York becomes first US state to impose data center moratorium

  New York has announced a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data centers.

  • Governor Kathy Hochul signed the order into law, immediately pausing environmental permits for projects of 50MW or more while a regulatory framework is developed.
  • The framework will include a Generic Environmental Impact Statement on energy demand, water use and quality, and air quality, and local entities will receive guidance within 60 days on community benefits negotiations; the order also directs consideration of a New York Grid Acceleration Fund.
  • The article also references earlier and proposed legislation, including S.9144 introduced by Elizabeth Krueger and a proposed national moratorium, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, introduced by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in March 2026.
• Jul 13, 2026

  Pennsylvania Senate Advances Bill Allowing 18-Month Data Center Moratoriums

  Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced Senate Bill 1345, which would let municipalities temporarily halt new data center projects while updating local zoning rules.

  • The Pennsylvania Senate Rules & Executive Nominations Committee voted 13-4 to approve Senate Bill 1345 on Saturday in Washington, July 13, 2026.
  • The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-Lehigh/Bucks) and is one of three proposals before the General Assembly to give state or local officials authority to pause data center development.
• Jul 13, 2026

  As Gas Plants Rise to Power AI, Renewable Energy Allies are Fighting For Cleaner Alternatives

  This article is commentary and analysis, not a first-time announcement by a specific company or government body. It discusses efforts by renewable energy advocates and lawmakers to ensure data centers are powered by climate-friendly sources.

  • The piece says the explosive energy demand of artificial intelligence is causing a renaissance for fossil fuels, while renewable energy supporters are pushing for climate-friendly power for massive data centers.
  • It notes that lawmakers in states with stronger climate policies do not want data centers to interfere with efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions; the article is datelined Harrisburg, Pa.
• Jul 13, 2026

  GOP’s Garrity faults Shapiro’s stance on data centers, stresses local control

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity criticized Gov. Josh Shapiro’s approach to regulating data center construction in Pennsylvania and said she favors giving local communities control, including the ability to pause development as long as needed.

  • Garrity said communities should have a seat at the table and that a pause should last “however long it takes” while local officials set rules for development.
  • She contrasted her view with Shapiro’s GRID standards, which offer a sales tax exemption on computer equipment if developers meet community, environmental, and job-creation targets; the article also notes Amazon’s $20 billion data center investment referenced as a state subsidy example.
  • Local officials discussed noise, water use, utility stress, farmland preservation, and wildlife protection; Butler County Commissioner Leslie Osche said the state has provided little guidance and that there have been upwards of 100 proposed data centers statewide, with a half-dozen under construction.
• Jul 13, 2026

  Plans for data center submitted in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, just two days before local moratorium vote

  PA Data Center Partners has filed plans for a proposed data center in Granville Township, Pennsylvania, just before the township’s planned curative amendment process and data center moratorium vote.

  • The proposal was submitted on Friday, July 10, 2026, for a site on farmland between Loop Road and Mifflin County Industrial Park; a Town Hall on the project is scheduled for July 21, 2026, 6pm-9pm at the Granville Fire Company Event Center.
  • The township’s draft ordinance would set standards and regulations for data centers, including setbacks, height, building placement, water usage, and noise restrictions; PA Data Center Partners says the project could generate $22.5 million in tax revenue, including $12.2 million for the Mifflin County school district.
• Jul 10, 2026

  Lightpath to provide fiber infrastructure for two new hyperscale data center campuses

  Lightpath has announced it will provide fiber infrastructure and multi-terabit capacity to support two hyperscale data center campuses under construction in the United States.

  • The two campuses are planned to exceed one gigawatt each and are located in Saline, Michigan and Port Washington, Wisconsin.
  • The Saline build is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, while Port Washington is expected in Q2 2027; both are being delivered with an anchor hyperscale customer that was not named.
  • Chris Morley said Lightpath is partnering with hyperscalers to build new fiber infrastructure for AI-driven demand; Tim Haverkate said the company will deliver route-diverse, multi-terabit capacity across new construction, existing network assets, and partner fiber.
• Jul 9, 2026

  DOE Closes $3.26 Billion Transmission Loan to AEP Texas

  The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that its Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a loan of up to $3.26 billion to AEP Texas for transmission upgrades.

  • The financing will support nearly 100 transmission projects across south and west Texas, including rebuilding, reconductoring, and new construction of roughly 2,800 miles of transmission lines.
  • DOE said the projects are intended to help meet demand from data centers, advanced manufacturing, and Permian Basin oil and gas development, and it estimated $685 million in savings over 30 years for more than 1 million Texas households and businesses.
  • AEP Texas said it has signed letters of agreement supporting up to 41 GW of potential new load additions through 2030.
  • The article also places this loan in the context of other recent DOE financing actions, including a $26.54 billion package for Southern Co. subsidiaries and a prior $1.6 billion DOE transmission loan guarantee for AEP.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Can Growing Community Backlash Quiet the AI Data Center Boom?

  The article reports that organized opposition to US data center development is growing rapidly as AI infrastructure buildouts accelerate, with new survey and tracking data suggesting community acceptance is becoming a major site-selection factor.

  • DataCenterOpposition.com says it now tracks 430 local groups opposing data center projects in more than 40 states, up from 268 in April and about 76 at end-2025; the groups are estimated to represent more than 525,000 members.
  • The piece also cites Data Center Watch reporting opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 projects representing roughly $130 billion in Q1 2026; in Virginia, QTS ended its Prince William Digital Gateway pursuit and the Dulles South Innovation Center proposal collapsed after permitting, political, and community opposition.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Prologis files to build 99MW data center in San Jose, California

  Prologis has announced plans to develop a new data center at 5977 Silver Creek Valley Road in San Jose, California.

  • The proposed project is a three-story, 516,000 sq ft facility on about 15 acres, with 99MW of capacity and an on-site substation.
  • Prologis said construction would take around two years and that it will cover the costs of transmission upgrades; the site was previously acquired by Duke Realty for $40.2 million in 2021 and later transferred to Prologis through the $23 billion Duke Realty acquisition in 2022.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center awarded $10m by NSF for Bridges-3 supercomputer

  The National Science Foundation has awarded the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center $10 million for Bridges-3, the next generation of its flagship supercomputer.

  • NSF funding: PSC said the award will support Bridges-3, built by HPE with Nvidia B200 GPUs, high-core-count AMD CPU nodes, an all-flash Lustre file system, and Nvidia InfiniBand networking.
  • Timeline and context: Construction is expected to begin at PSC’s new data center in early 2027, with the system slated to come online in the summer of 2027; PSC said it will expand on Bridges-2 and serve a range of scientific workloads including modeling, simulation, data analytics, and AI.