As data centers spread in Pa., lawmakers are proposing guardrails. Community activists want a moratorium
Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing several bills to regulate data centers, introducing transparency measures for energy and water usage, and preventing construction costs from being passed to consumers. Meanwhile, community groups are actively demanding a three-year moratorium on new data center developments across the state due to concerns over energy bills, noise, and water pollution. The future of these proposed guardrails and the moratorium demand remains uncertain within the state legislature.

