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Talen Energy

As Tech Groups Predict Huge Pennsylvania Data-Center Growth, Critics Say Some Bills Would Reduce Local Control

Lawmakers are considering a variety of proposals on data centers. One senator plans to introduce a three-year moratorium on development.

By Jon Hurdle

Construction of an Amazon data center is seen in front of Talen Energy’s nuclear power plant in Salem Township on Oct. 10, 2025. Credit: Jason Ardan/Citizens' Voice via Getty Images
Construction of an Amazon Web Services data center in Salem Township, Pa., on Oct. 10, 2025. Credit: Jason Ardan/Citizens’ Voice via Getty Images

Grassroots Resistance to Data Centers Rises in Pennsylvania

By Jon Hurdle

Talen Energy’s Montour County power plant. Credit: Talen Energy

Pennsylvania County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed a Data Center

By Jon Hurdle

An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Pennsylvania Community Groups Urge Officials to Restrict Data Center Development

By Jon Hurdle

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