Pause on Data Center Development in Pennsylvania

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity has called for Pennsylvania to pause data center development as communities update zoning laws. She also urged the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office to investigate deals between the state and developers involved in data center projects. The development of data centers, which support companies like Amazon and Microsoft in powering technologies such as artificial intelligence, has faced opposition from residents due to environmental and other concerns. Garrity emphasized the need for transparency, clear rules, affordable and reliable power, community engagement, and protection of local communities through responsible noise ordinances and restricting development to industrial and brownfield sites.