Lancaster County officials urge Senate to pass data center moratorium legislation

Name: Lancaster County officials urge Senate to pass data center moratorium legislation
Uploaded: 2026-08-13T22:19:56.000Z
Duration: 1 min 12 s
Description: Lancaster County officials and State Sen. James Malone are urging the Pennsylvania Senate to pass legislation. This legislation would grant municipalities the authority to enact a moratorium on data center development. They argue that the data center industry is expanding at an unsustainable rate.

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Lancaster County officials and State Sen. James Malone are urging the Pennsylvania Senate to pass legislation. This legislation would grant municipalities the authority to enact a moratorium on data center development. They argue that the data center industry is expanding at an unsustainable rate.

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State Sen. James Malone and Lancaster County officials are asking the Pennsylvania Senate to pass legislation that would allow municipalities to put a pause on data center development. WITF’s Haley O’Brien reports, they say the industry is growing too rapidly. 