Shapiro releases full PA data center incentive proposal

Pa. GOP legislators propose end to data center tax credit, allow local moratoriums

HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro looks to limit a tax break to data center developers who opt into his administration’s “strict accountability standards,” two Republican state legislators want to eliminate the incentive while also buying time for local…

Shapiro pitches data center incentives as budget deadline approaches

There would be conditions for the projects to get state tax exemptions and participate in preferential tax zone programs. Reactions from environmental groups have ranged from hopeful to hostile.

Shapiro pitches data center incentives, not regulations, as Pennsylvania budget deadline approaches

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Why some of Pa.’s biggest data center projects won’t have to follow the governor’s new rules

Gov. Josh Shapiro laid out his new guardrails for data center development in Pennsylvania last week.

Shapiro releases full PA data center incentive proposal

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office has released a full, detailed version of its proposed incentives for data center developers ahead of Pennsylvania’s June 30 budget deadline. The proposal would add conditions for the projects to receive a major state tax exemption and participate in preferential tax zone programs. These standards, which the administration is calling the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development, are an “important p…

Treasurer Garrity calls for 'pause' on data center development following Gov. Shapiro's guidelines - Around Ambler

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who is campaigning for the governorship this fall, is calling for a “total data center pause.” Garrity recently released a three-minute video about Governor Josh Shapiro’s finalized guidelines (titled “Responsible Infrastructure Development”) for data centers, which he says will “empower communities” during and after development.  The new standards would require developers seeking state incentives and expedited per…