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Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered new restrictions on large data centers aimed at shielding residents from higher electricity costs and giving communities more control over proposed projects.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered new restrictions on large data centers aimed at shielding residents from higher electricity costs and giving communities more control over proposed projects.
Read this reportPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said that some data center developers have been "scaring" and "bullying" communities. Tom Brenner/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a crackdown on data centers. Shapiro said that incomplete and lackluster proposals are overwhelming local officials. He said the speculators are "scaring our communities." Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is cracking down on data centers, becoming the latest state leader to scale back support for the massive facilities critical to the future of AI. Shapiro painted a stark picture of communities bein...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 3 reports from 3 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Pennsylvania Cracks Down on AI Data Centers as Backlash Grows.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — Other and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from Business Insider (Aug 18, 2026, 18:17 UTC); the most recent came from Decrypt (Aug 18, 2026, 22:56 UTC).
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