Infrastructure
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Data center developer offers $10K to Luzerne County residents: ‘Are they trying to bribe us?
In Hazle Township, a data center developer is trying to curry favor with locals by making them an offer they can’t refuse. Some are refusing.
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Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid
The Energy Department said Thursday that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid, as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand spurred by artificial intelligence. The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are…
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro: Congress, federal government must regulate AI
The Democratic governor seeking a second term said he is not an AI “doomer,” he used his speech at AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh to criticize President Donald Trump for calling concerns around the technology “a hoax” and Congress for sidestepping the issue.
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Study warns of electricity shortages unless supply keeps pace with data center growth
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission engaged a national energy consulting firm for the report.
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Linde data center rejected by Clinton supervisors as crowd cheers
Linde Corporation’s data center application, the first in Wayne County, was rejected Sept. 9 by the Clinton Township supervisors.
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New data center complex breaks ground in Beaver County
Despite concerns expressed by some area residents, a groundbreaking was held Sept. 10 for a new data center complex in Beaver County.
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Pa. community decries transparency as data center progresses despite moratorium and a lawsuit
Since passing a moratorium on data center developments, township commissioners approved a land development plan for TECfusions.
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Pittsburgh International will use $10.7M federal grants for upgrades
Pittsburgh International will use $5.5 million to reconstruct 700,000 square feet of the terminal that has reached the end of its useful life.
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Utility executives and cybersecurity experts warn Pa. lawmakers of growing threats
As grid infrastructure increasingly relies on internet connections to function, bad actors’ tools have become more sophisticated.
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Is a data center planned near you in PA? Find out using this map
The “Data Center Permit Tracker” from the Department of Environmental Protection shows 65 data center projects across the state.
