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Local Regulators Deny Rezoning Request for Pennsylvania Data Center Development
- Montour County Commissioners unanimously rejected Talen Energy's request to rezone over 800 acres from agricultural to industrial, which would have supported a data center development.
- Commission Chair Rebecca Dressler stated that Talen Energy did not provide evidence showing how the project would benefit the community and highlighted potential public harms.
- Talen Energy plans to continue developing a data center in Montour County while addressing community concerns, committing to incorporating local feedback and potential job creation and tax revenue.
- Experts note an increasing trend of local opposition to data centers across the U.S., particularly in Pennsylvania, where grassroots movements have been effective.
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Montour County denies rezoning plan that would have allowed a data center
Talen Energy’s Montour County power plant. (Photo courtesy of Talen Energy)This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Montour County on Tuesday rejected a plan to rezone land so a data center could be built there, becoming the latest locality to push back against an electricity-hungry industry growing rapidly nationwide. The three county c…
Meadville Tribune
New Castle NewsUPDATE Montour County unanimously denies Talen Energy rezoning request
DANVILLE — Montour County commissioners unanimously denied Talen Energy's request to rezone 870 acres in Anthony Township from agricultural to industrial — a change the company hoped would allow it to develop a data center.
Montour County, PA Commissioners Reject Rezone for Data Center
Montour County, PA — This morning following months of overwhelming public pushback, the Montour County Commissioners voted to reject Talen Energy’s request to rezone more than 800 acres of agricultural land to industrial in order to make way for data centers. If approved, the request would have also allowed for expansion of Talen’s existing fracked gas power plant. With the move, Montour joins a growing number of communities standing up against …
The Daily Item
Lancaster FarmingMontour Commissioners deny Talen's rezoning request
DANVILLE — Montour County Commissioners Tuesday, unanimously denied the rezoning request of 870 acres in Anthony Township from agricultural to industrial by Talen Energy, who proposed building a data center on the site.
NorthcentralPA.com
The Indiana Gazette OnlineMontour County commissioners deny rezoning request
Danville, Pa. — Montour County commissioners have voted to deny Talen Energy's request to rezone its property in Anthony Township to allow for the construction of a data center.
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