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By Steven Anderson
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100 Proposals, Only 20 Permit Requests. Here's the number that probably drove a lot of this.
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Big Tech Pledges, Rising Pressure. The corporate side of this fight isn't quiet either.
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Pennsylvania just drew a hard line on AI data centers. Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday that puts strict rules on large-scale facilities and makes…
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The order, designated Executive Order 2026-05, goes after data centers with peak electricity demand above 25 megawatts. That's not a small operation.
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Operational centers won't get a pass either.
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Starting in July 2027, data centers already running will have to file annual reports covering their energy and water consumption. That's not optional.
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Here's the number that probably drove a lot of this. Shapiro said more than 100 data centers have been proposed in Pennsylvania.
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And those concerns aren't just Pennsylvania's problem. Opposition to AI data centers has been building across the country, fueled by worries about electricity demand and…
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The protests have gotten serious. By August, demonstrations against AI data centers had led to at least 37 arrests nationwide.
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The corporate side of this fight isn't quiet either. Back in March, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft all signed onto a White House pledge to fund new electricity generation…
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Local governments have basically become the front lines of the data center debate. Zoning boards, county commissioners, state legislators — they're all getting pulled into fights…
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Pennsylvania's move probably won't be the last. States across the country are watching how Shapiro's order plays out, and several are weighing similar steps.
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The 37 arrests figure keeps coming back. It's a blunt reminder that for a lot of communities, this isn't an abstract policy debate — it's about their water, their power bills,…
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