data center
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Garrity and Shapiro have accused each other of flip-flopping on data centers. Are they both right?
While both have changed their tone in the year since the Amazon deal was announced in June 2025, they’re accusing one another of hypocrisy.
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Pa. House passes data center ‘pause’ along with Shapiro’s plan for ‘responsible’ development
Both chambers have approved a repeal of the commonwealth’s sales tax break on computer equipment for data centers.
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Pa. House bill would make data centers pay seniors’ property tax bills
Older residents living near data centers in Pennsylvania would get a break on their property taxes under a legislative proposal that would require developers of the behemoth tech facilities to foot their bills.
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Manchester Township passes ordinance to restrict data centers
Like other municipalities, the township’s action was taken pre-emptively, assuring that residents’ concerns about the development and operation of data centers are addressed before any developer proposes building one in the township.
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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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Erie County proposes rules for data centers. Where would they apply?
A proposed amendment to Erie County’s subdivision and land development ordinance would set some regulations for data center development in municipalities with no land development regulations of their own.
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Erie County governments are writing rules for data centers
By state law, local governments cannot prohibit data centers — or any legal land use — within their boundaries. They can designate zoning districts where they are permitted.
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GOP bill would make Pa. law from Trump administration accords on data centers
Rep. Craig Williams said accords with PJM governors and tech companies are answer to controlling costs.
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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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Pa. GOP proposal would block farmers from selling land to data centers
There is no shortage of proposals surrounding data centers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, with attempts to regulate the supercomputer warehouses littered through bills and legislative memos.
