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flag Pennsylvania moves to regulate data centers with new bill, aiming to address energy demands and grid strain.

flag Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to regulate the booming data center industry, with House Bill 1834 granting the Public Utility Commission authority to oversee commercial data centers. flag The bill includes renewable energy requirements, funding for low-income energy assistance, and grid impact reviews amid concerns over a projected 30 to 40 gigawatt shortfall by 2030. flag Democratic PUC Chairman Stephen DeFrank has championed data center growth, citing the state’s natural gas resources and infrastructure as advantages. flag The PUC, now fully staffed after a four-year Republican deadlock, will establish temporary regulations within 90 days if the bill passes.

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