Energy
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K&L Gates: From Industrial Site to Data Center
Data Center Deep DivesFrom Industrial Site to Data CenterPlease Join Us!Thursday, 29 October 20261:00 – 2:00 PM ET12:00 – 1:00 PM CT10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PTTeams linkPassword provided upon registration For questions regarding this event, please contact Emily Freeman. As demand for data center capacity accelerates, former manufacturing and industrial sites are increasingly being…
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Pa Governor enters PPL rate case to curb data-center costs
By Commonwealth News Release Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro filed a petition(opens in a new tab) with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to intervene in a proceeding challenging PPL Electric Utilities’ current rate structure, a crucial action to help protect Pennsylvania electricity customers from rising costs and reliability risks associated with data…
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NJ data center emitted staggering amounts of air pollution for nearly a year before regulators intervened
By KVIA ABC 7 DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $1 million fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in, according to public records obtained by Floodlight. The Vineland facility’s 62 gas-fired generators became public in August after a…
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Data centers in Jersey? Fuhgeddaboudit
Majorities oppose new data centers anywhere in New Jersey, with concerns about electricity, water usage and utility costs outweighing potential economic benefit, poll shows By David Wildstein, NJ Globe, October 16 2026 5:30 am Nearly three-quarters of New Jersey adults oppose building a data center in their hometown, and a substantial majority don’t want them…
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Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history
Work continues on the new QTS data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, on April 17, 2026. Today’s data center buildout has become the largest industrial boom since the railroad era of the 19th century, with $10 trillion in investment and almost twice the economic impact. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) By Tim…
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NJ residents opposing already approved data centers
Katie Sobko, NothJersey.com. Oct. 13, 2026 Dozens of people turned out to the Kenilworth council meeting on a Wednesday night in August to express their concerns about the data center being constructed in the borough. The comments were civil and abided by the three-minute time limit, but the public did not shy away from letting…
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AI developers, unable to woo PA opponents with facts, try bribery
By Rudy Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com Every household in Hazle Township would get $10,000. That’s free money. No strings attached. All residents would have to do is give a thumbs up to a hyperscale data center in their backyard. In this former Pennsylvania coal community where 17% are living under the poverty level, that money…