New York State halts construction of all new data centers

New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shouldn’t come at the expense of higher electricity...

TechCrunch AI·20h ago

Farmers in Union, Lycoming counties share concerns about proposed PPL transmission project that would help power potential data center

WNEP·1d ago

Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan

Squeeze on Rust Belt electricity bills threatens Trump’s manufacturing plan.

Ars Technica AI·Jul 7

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push to Ban Data Centers on Farmland as AI Demand Grows

bucksco.today·Jun 3

Farmland prime for data centers, but at what cost?

The Center Square·May 21

Township supervisors across Pa. urge colleagues to adopt zoning for data centers - Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Pennsylvania Capital-Star·Apr 21

New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium

New hyperscale data centers can't set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation's first statewide moratorium. But a bill passed by the state...

The Verge AI·1d ago

These 10 states are best positioned to land AI data center deals despite rising public opposition

These ten U.S. states have the best infrastructure to win future AI data center deals despite rising public opposition.

CNBC on MSN·6d ago

Designing Production-Ready Battery Energy Storage Systems for AI Factories

AI factories are changing what data-center infrastructure must do. Unlike traditional data centers, AI factories are built to manufacture intelligence at scale.... AI factories are changing what...

NVIDIA Developer·Jun 10

Nuclear energy to power data centers in Ohio, Pa.

Farm and Dairy·May 28

PA Rep. looks to prohibit data centers from being built on farmland

WTAJ·Apr 30

A York County PA farmer’s perspective in the data center dispute

York Daily Record·Apr 17

AI Data Centers Are Paying 35 Times What Farmland Is Worth

Business Model Analyst·1d ago

Pa. faces data center boom as dozens of massive projects emerge

It’s a modern-day gold rush. Pennsylvania is not the first to experience the data center development boom. But it’s in full force in the Commonwealth now, with dozens of large-scale projects either...

PennLive on MSN·Jul 8

Garrity calls for pause on uncontracted data center projects; local officials agree

local21news.com·Jun 8

Environmentalists Eye Water Use as Data Centers Spread

Lancaster Farming·May 22

Pennsylvania bill aims to keep data centers off farm land

ABC27·Apr 28

'I don't want you' say residents fuming over data center farm takeovers

The Center Square·Apr 17