Infrastructure
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Linde’s proposed data center in Wayne County would have 21 buildings
Preliminary plans for what could become Wayne County’s first industrial data center, proposed for a largely wooded tract next to the village of Browndale, have been made available on the Clinton Township website.
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How does the Pa. budget serve public transit outside big-city hubs?
Last year’s budget approval delay hinged heavily on public transportation funding. Shapiro’s ask for an additional $292 million in the 2025-26 budget was denied by Senate Republicans. This year, he is asking for $300 million.
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Battery storage would ease stress on Pa.’s power grid, panel hears
Legislation introduced by Rep. Nikki Rivera would require utilities to install grid-scale battery systems.
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Pa. Sen. Katie Muth introduces bill to prevent data centers from becoming public utilities
She cited Open AI co-founder Sam Altman’s remarks that he wants AI to be ‘like electricity or water.’
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PECO customers will see higher bills starting June 1. Here’s how much
The average PECO customer will see electric bills rise about 3 percent, or about $5 a month for a household using the average 700 kilowatts per year.
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Shapiro pitches sustainability, transparency requirements for data center developers
The Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development plan would tie tax breaks to sustainability, transparency.
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Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute
The reversal removes what could have been a major roadblock to connecting roughly 130,000 Pennsylvania homes and businesses that still can’t get broadband.
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Clinton Township supervisors, crowd united in opposing data center
Residents packed a Clinton Township meeting this month to push back against a proposed data center, with officials considering new regulations, a temporary moratorium, and more to fight the project’s potential impact on the community.
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PennDOT turnback payments could jump 50% under Pa. proposal
PennDOT’s Highway Transfer Turnback Program puts “functionally local” and low-volume state roads in the hands of municipalities to maintain. The program pays $4,000 per mile of road.
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Pa. Turnpike plan to bypass Allegheny Mountain Tunnel draws opposition in Somerset County
The toll road’s operator says an open cut is more cost-effective and safer than building a new tunnel.
