Shapiro Sets Binding GRID Requirements in Pennsylvania, Targets Data Center Power Costs
The order requires projects above 25 MW to secure power capacity and cover grid costs, while 20 permit applications are already under review.
- On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order making the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development framework legally binding for data centers, eliminating the state's fast-track permit approval program.
- Shapiro introduced GRID earlier this year as an incentive program, but the Republican-controlled Senate refused to codify the standards into law, prompting the governor to impose the framework via executive mandate.
- Developers must sign consent agreements detailing compliance with energy, transparency, workforce, and environmental standards, with the Department of Environmental Protection unable to issue permits until projects secure local municipal approval.
- State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican candidate for governor, accused Shapiro of reversing his position on data centers, while the governor launched a feedback website on Friday to gather community concerns.
- Pennsylvania joins New York, Illinois, and Virginia in tightening data center oversight, as officials nationwide respond to backlash over energy consumption and infrastructure strain by mandating stricter requirements and local control.
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Governor Shapiro's Swift Reversal on AI Data Center Policy
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a new round of sweeping restrictions on artificial intelligence data centers on Tuesday, marking a swift reversal of his original views on the issue. “Many politicians and political candidates, noticing growing public opposition to data centers (at least some of it resulting from dark money campaigns against these central features...
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Shapiro sides with public on data centers; some say he is late
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Shapiro launches website for citizens to protest data centers
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Friday launched a website for Pennsylvania residents to provide his office with feedback about data centers. The governor said the website would provide a mechanism to help him “stop bad-faith developers who try to bully their way into our communities with no regulation or oversight,” by giving residents a place to name concerns about data center projects in their area. “This week, I enacted the strictest requiremen…
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