Opinion: Pa. never had a plan to prepare for data centers, now it needs a temporary statewide moratorium
News ClipTimes Leader·PA·3/13/2026
The story discusses the need for Pennsylvania to create a statewide plan and temporary moratorium on data center development, as local municipalities are struggling to manage the impact of large-scale data centers without proper zoning and infrastructure planning at the state level.
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Gov: Pennsylvania
Bill Jones Candidate for State Rep. in the 117th Legislative District Locally and across Pennsylvania, communities are being confronted with proposals for massive data centers… industrial, hyper-scale facilities that consume enormous amounts of electricity and water while permanently altering