PA governor’s order puts ‘nation’s strictest guardrails on AI data centers’
News ClipBaltimore Sun·PA·8/19/2026
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has issued an executive order establishing what are described as the 'nation's strictest guardrails' on AI data centers. The order aims to prevent homeowners from bearing rising energy costs caused by data centers. Additionally, it grants local communities increased authority in deciding whether to approve these projects.
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Gov: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive order hopes to prevent homeowners from paying for rising energy costs from data centers, and it gives local communities more authority when it comes to allowing these projects to move…