Pennsylvania: data centers & your electric bill
As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch tracks 19 data center moratoriums or pushback actions in Pennsylvania: 15 in force, 2 proposed, 2 expired, rejected or rescinded. The state has 98 tracked data center facilities using an estimated 2.5 TWh of electricity a year.
Everything GridWatch tracks in Pennsylvania on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.
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As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
1Proposed data centers in Pennsylvania (69)
62 still live · 7 decided or withdrawn. Each name links to the full dossier — ownership, intelligence log, and where to read the paper trail.
| Project | Where | Size | Behind it | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 Conshohocken Road data center (former Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill) | Plymouth Township (Montgomery County) | 66 ac | Brian O'Neill (developer) | Awaiting decision | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Prime Data Centers — Starpointe Business Park campus | Hanover Township (Washington County) | 450 MW | Prime Data Centers | Awaiting decision | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Smithfield Gateway Data Center | Smithfield Township (Monroe County) | — | DEPG Mosier Associates LP / DEPG of Shawnee II LP | Awaiting decision | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Stonebridge Associates data center campus at Powder Mill Works | North Beaver & Mahoning townships (Lawrence County) | — | Stonebridge Associates | Awaiting decision | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| 216 Greenfield Road | Lancaster City (Lancaster County) | — | Chirisa Technology Parks | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Aligned Shippingport (Project Phoenix) | Shippingport (Beaver County) | 651 ac | Aligned Data Centers | In review | Source |
| Carbon Node East / Panther Creek | Nesquehoning Borough (Carbon County) | — | Keel Infrastructure | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Highridge Data (NorthPoint Development) Project Nebius | Butler Township (Schuylkill County) | — | — | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Keystone Connect | Upper Burrell Township (Westmoreland County) | — | TECfusions | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Kline Township Data Center Development | Kline Township (Schuylkill County) | — | Amazon Web Services | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Microsoft Three Mile Island (Crane Clean Energy Center) | Londonderry Township (Dauphin County) | 835 MW | Constellation Energy | In review | Source |
| Muncy Township Data Center | Muncy Township (Lycoming County) | — | DANKO Holdings II / Fishlips LLC | In review | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| PECO - Limerick Distribution Project | East Coventry / Lower Pottsgrove / Limerick Townships (Chester / Montgomery County) | — | 67 MW | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Pittsburgh International Race Complex Data Center | Big Beaver Borough (Beaver County) | — | Wampum I LLC | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Atlas | South Whitehall Township (Lehigh County) | — | Edged US / CDE Acquisitions | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Boson / Highway Auto Data Center | Archbald Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Kriger Construction Company | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Forge Data Center | East Whiteland Township (Chester County) | — | Sentinel Green Fig LLC | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Gravity | Archbald Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Archbald 25 Developer LLC | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Hazelnut | Hazle Township (Luzerne County) | — | NorthPoint Development | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| QTS Salem | Salem Township (Luzerne County) | — | QTS Data Centers | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Sharon Data Center Project | City of Sharon (Mercer County) | — | Keel Infrastructure | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Springdale Data Center | Springdale Borough (Allegheny County) | — | Allegheny DC Property Co. LLC | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Triboro Industrial Park Data Center | Jessup / Olyphant / Throop Boroughs (Lackawanna County) | — | — | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Wyalusing Energy Center | Wyalusing Township (Bradford County) | — | Klondike Digital Infrastructure | In review | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| 4-3 Salem Township Data Center | Salem Township (Luzerne County) | — | 4-3 Glen Brook Group | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Breaker Street Data Center | Jessup Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Breaker Street Associates LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Dickson City Data Center | Dickson City Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Dickson City Development LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Emaus Ave Warehouse | City of Allentown (Lehigh County) | — | Quantm LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Frackville Data | New Caste Township (Schuylkill County) | — | KRNL Data Centers | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Gouldsboro Data Center Project / Project Gold | Clifton / Covington Townships (Lackawanna County) | — | Quantm Group LLC / 1778 Rich Pike LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Highlands East Data Center | Lower Swatara / Swatara Townships (Dauphin County) | — | Corscale | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Highlands West Data Center | Swatara Township (Dauphin County) | — | Corscale | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Hunlock Data Center | Hunlock Township (Luzerne County) | — | Castleton Commodities | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Linde Data Center / Forest City Energy Center LLC | Clinton Township (Wayne County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Londonderry Data Center | Londonderry Township (Dauphin County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Lower Mount Bethel Technology Center | Lower Mount Bethel Township (Northampton County) | — | Peron Development | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Mount Carmel Township Data Center | Mount Carmel Township (Northumberland County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Nescopeck / Valley View Wood Data Center | Nescopeck Township (Luzerne County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Newport Ridge Data Center | Newport Township (Luzerne County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Outrigger Data Center | Mifflin Township (Columbia County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Green Mountain | Archbald Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Green Mountain 6 LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Hummingbird | Monongahela Township (Greene County) | — | International Electric Power | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Project Scott | Archbald Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Patrinely-Provident Real Estate | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| River Pointe Data Center | Upper Mount Bethel Township (Northampton County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Scranton Materials Data Center | Ransom Township (Lackawanna County) | — | — | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Spring Mountain Quakake Tunnel | Spring Mountain / Packer / Banks Townships (Carbon County) | — | NorthPoint Development | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Sunnyside Road Data Center | Jessup Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Sunnyside Road Associates LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| TekPark Data Center Expansion | Upper Macungie Township (Lehigh County) | — | TierPoint | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Center Township (Indiana County) | — | Homer City Redevelopment LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Allen Township (Northampton County) | — | Verdantas / Prologis | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Sugarloaf Township (Luzerne County) | — | LBT Investment Group LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Dorrance Township (Luzerne County) | — | Brewster Land Company LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Tobyhanna Township (Monroe County) | — | Pocono Manor Investors | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Plains Township (Luzerne County) | — | KSR | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | City of Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County) | — | Avison Young | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Penn Forest Township (Carbon County) | — | Hendricks | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Midland Borough (Beaver County) | — | Fezzik Energy | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Center | Center Township (Indiana County) | — | Amazon Web Services | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Unnamed Data Centers | Archbald Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Archbald I LLC / Archbald II LLC | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| West Hazelton Data Center | West Hazelton Borough (Luzerne County) | — | One Trinity Real Estate | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Wildcat Ridge | Archbald Borough (Lackawanna County) | — | Pine Line Inc | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| Zediker Station Data Center | South Strabane Township (Washington County) | — | CNX | Rumored | Source read 2026-09-20 |
| AWS Falls Township campus (Keystone Trade Center) | Falls Township (Bucks County) | 247 ac | Amazon (AWS) | Approved | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| AWS Berwick | Berwick | 108 MW | Amazon | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| AWS Salem Township campus (Susquehanna nuclear plant) | Salem Township (Luzerne County) | 960 MW | Amazon (AWS) | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| PA Data Center Partners Cumberland County | Cumberland County | 1,350 MW | PA Data Center Partners | Under construction | Source |
| King of Prussia campus (MLP Ventures) | Upper Merion Township (Montgomery County) | — | MLP Ventures (Brian O'Neill) | Denied | Source read 2026-08-19 |
| Pennhurst Data Center Campus | East Vincent Township (Chester County) | 123 ac | Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC | Denied | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Talen Energy Montour Data Center | Montour County | 800 ac | Talen Energy | Denied | Source |
2Pushback already happening in Pennsylvania
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olyphant | Local | Enactedfixed term, end date not recorded | 6-month moratorium on new data center development, 4-3. Triggered a wave of similar actions across Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Chester counties | SourceNews read 2026-08-13 |
| East Whiteland Township | Local | Enactedfixed term, end date not recorded | 180-day moratorium — board declared parts of data center zoning 'substantively invalid' and launched curative amendment. Developer Green Fig withdrew 1.7M sq ft application in May after sustained public opposition | SourceNews read 2026-08-13 |
| Pennsylvania | State | Proposedterm not documented | SB 1345 — would allow municipalities to impose 18-month moratoriums. Passed Senate Rules & Exec Nominations Committee 13-4. Three competing state bills range from 180 days to 3 years. Not yet enacted | SourceNews read 2026-08-13 |
| Brookville | Borough | Enactedexpires 2026-12-14 | 180-day moratorium on data centers and borough water use for data centers. Two potential data center projects prompted action. Unanimous vote. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Center Township | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-07 | 180-day curative amendment halting data center and power generation plant development in Butler County. Unanimous vote. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Muncy Township | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-02-01 | 9-month moratorium on data centers in Lycoming County township; prompted by Danko Holdings/Fishlips LLC proposal for 100-acre, 3-building facility. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Lycoming County | County | Enactedexpires 2026-12-15 | Curative amendment under PA MPC Section 609.2; county zoning declared invalid for lack of data center standards. 180-day window. Covers 19 municipal partners. Separate from Muncy Township moratorium | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Warrington Township | Local | Enactedno fixed end — runs until a condition is met | Resolution 2026-09: curative amendment under PA MPC Section 609.2. York County (not Bucks). Administrative pause since Mar 11; formally ratified May 13 | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Allegheny County | County | Proposedterm not documented | County Council introduced Bill 8185928 to ban data center construction and related infrastructure (backup generators, cooling towers) on county-owned properties (~770 parcels, ~30,000 acres). Introduced by seven council members including Dan Grzybek and Bethany Hallam. Referred to committee on sustainability and green initiatives. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Gregg Township | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-02-16 | Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-03 imposing 180-day moratorium on new data center applications. Does not apply to PNK Group's pending application for a 252,000-sq-ft data center at Great Stream Commons. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Upper Burrell Township | Local | Enactedexpires soon — 2026-11-02 | 180-day moratorium on new data center development, enacted May 2026, expires Nov 2. Does NOT apply to existing TECfusions permits (Building J already operational). Despite moratorium, commissioners approved a land development plan for TECfusions. 1,400-acre campus (Keystone Connect) could reach 3 GW. 50+ residents attended meeting opposing DC. Former Alcoa Technical Center site. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| South Strabane Township | Local | Rejectedterm not documented | Residents called for moratorium but supervisors instead adopted regulatory ordinances with 1,500-foot residential setback, noise and dust rules. Unanimous vote on ordinances June 11. Leaves 651 of 1,400 acres available for DC on Zediker Station Road property. PA state moratorium bill (SB 1345) could provide additional tool if passed. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Hazle Township | Township | Enactedexpires 2026-12-05 | 180-day curative amendment pausing all data center applications; prompted by 1,300-acre Project Hazelnut proposal. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Butler Township | Township | Enactedexpires soon — 2026-11-08 | 180-day curative amendment moratorium on data center applications; proposing 2,000-foot residential setback. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Little Britain Township | Township | Enactedexpires 2026-12-06 | 180-day moratorium on data center applications while developing zoning ordinance. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Montour County | County | Expiredterm ran to 2026-04-30 | 180-day moratorium on data center applications, permits, and rezonings; adopted Data Center Land Use Ordinance in April 2026. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Smithfield Township | Township | Enactedexpires soon — 2026-11-02 | Curative amendment process pausing data center applications for 180 days; adopted new H-1 Heavy Industrial zoning on Aug 12, completing moratorium early. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| West Whiteland Township | Township | Enactedexpires soon — 2026-11-01 | Board invoked municipal curative amendment declaring zoning ordinance deficient for data center regulation; 180-day pause on submissions. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Buffalo Township | Township | Enactedexpires 2027-02-08 | 180-day moratorium on data center development in Butler County township; supervisors voted unanimously. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
3Known data center campuses in Pennsylvania
| Operator | Location | Tenant | Filing LLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon (AWS) | Luzerne County (Salem Twp.) | Amazon (AWS) | Vadata, Inc. — AWS's build/operating entity on many permits |
| Amazon (AWS) | Falls Township (Bucks Co.) | Amazon (AWS) | Vadata, Inc. — AWS's build/operating entity on many permits |
| CoreWeave | Lancaster | — | Mostly TENANT in partners' buildings: Core Scientific, Chirisa/Bulk, Flexential, Lincoln, TierPoint, Digital Realty, DataBank, Switch, Galaxy, Applied Digital |
⏳ No verification date recorded · changes over months · Source: Operator ownership & filing-LLC naming patterns — compiled from operator releases and county filings, then checked against SEC EDGAR full-text search. Composite, not a single citation: look the entity up yourself before naming it in a filing
Each row carries its own attribution level — first-party rows come from the operator's own site, but colocation and REIT ownership was compiled from trade press and never passed an independent fact-check. Check the attribution column before citing a row.
4Every data center already built in Pennsylvania
The campuses above are the ones GridWatch tracks by operator and filing LLC. For the full inventory — street addresses of every existing facility, including the smaller colocation and network sites — DataCenterMap keeps a public directory for Pennsylvania.
Browse the Pennsylvania directory →
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
5Your regulator
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA Pennsylvania electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
6Where the Pennsylvania paper trail lives
Air & environmental permits: Pennsylvania DEP
Searchable register: DEP Data Center Permit Tracker (the only state register built for data centers — it already feeds this tracker) — a public database you can search by facility or permit number.
Grid interconnection queue: PJM Interconnection (Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley)
A routing hint only — several states are split between markets, and the serving utility is the only authority on which queue a given site is in.
These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.
7Plymouth Township — Zoning Hearing Board
Meets: Hearings are scheduled individually and announced on the township website; recent sessions have been held at Colonial Middle School, 716 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA. · Colonial Middle School, 716 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Public comment: Public comment is not taken at procedural/opening hearings; the township announces in advance which session will take resident testimony. Use the Citizen Request option at plymouthtownship.org/citizen-action-line/ for general contact.
Source: https://www.plymouthtownship.org/zoning-hearing-board-meetin · as of 2026-08-11
8Montour County — Board of Commissioners
Meets: See the county's published meeting agendas. · Montour County Administration Center, Conference Room B, 435 East Front Street, Danville, PA 17821
Public comment: See the county's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.montourcounty.gov/home/minutes-and-agendas · as of 2026-08-12
9Allegheny County — County Council
Meets: 2 Tuesdays/month, 5:00 p.m. · Allegheny County Courthouse, Suite 119, 436 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Public comment: See the council's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.monvalleyindependent.com/2026/06/24/data-center- · as of 2026-08-12
10Limerick Township — Board of Supervisors
Meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. · Limerick Township Municipal Building, 646 W Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA 19468
Public comment: See the board's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.limerickpa.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/437 · as of 2026-08-12
11South Strabane Township — Board of Supervisors
Meets: 4th Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. · South Strabane Township, Washington County, PA
Public comment: See the board's published minutes for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/local-news/2026/jun/1 · as of 2026-08-12
12Hanover Township — Board of Supervisors
Meets: See township calendar for regular and special meetings · Hanover Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 9 Starck Drive (overflow venue for the data center hearing)
Public comment: Residents may petition for 'party status' to gain formal standing in conditional-use hearings.
Source: https://www.hanovertwp.org/contacts · as of 2026-08-18
13Upper Merion Township — Board of Supervisors
Meets: Thursdays 7:00 p.m. at Freedom Hall; workshops 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room · 175 W. Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Public comment: See township office (610-265-2600) for public comment procedures.
Source: https://www.umtownship.org/308/Board-of-Supervisors · as of 2026-08-18
14Your federal delegation and governor
Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.
| Grade | Official | Documented action (sourced) | Reach them |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Josh Shapiro Democratic · Governor | Proposed 'GRID' standards tying incentives to escalating clean-firm energy use and making developers pay grid-upgrade costs. — Gov. Shapiro releases GRID standards for data centers (2026) | site · contact |
| — | David McCormick Republican · Senator · next on the ballot 2030 | No documented action on data centers located Mixed Convened the 2025 Pittsburgh Energy and Innovation Summit that announced $90B+ in data-center and energy investment, and in 2026 laid out an "AI covenant" that includes rate protection, closed-loop water and local decision-making. sources | site · contact |
| D | John Fetterman Democratic · Senator · next on the ballot 2028 | Blasted a proposed data-center moratorium as 'China First,' opposing the pause approach. — Sen. Fetterman calls a data-center moratorium 'China First' (2026) Accelerate Beyond the 'China First' remark on file, Fetterman posted that he rejects "political pandering and hyperbole over data centers" and said he agrees with President Trump's defense of data centers. sources | site · contact |
| — | Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Representative 1 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Scott Perry Republican · Representative 10 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Lloyd Smucker Republican · Representative 11 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Summer L. Lee Democratic · Representative 12 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | John Joyce Republican · Representative 13 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Guy Reschenthaler Republican · Representative 14 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Glenn Thompson Republican · Representative 15 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Mike Kelly Republican · Representative 16 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Christopher R. Deluzio Democratic · Representative 17 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Brendan F. Boyle Democratic · Representative 2 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Dwight Evans Democratic · Representative 3 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Madeleine Dean Democratic · Representative 4 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic · Representative 5 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Chrissy Houlahan Democratic · Representative 6 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Ryan Mackenzie Republican · Representative 7 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. Republican · Representative 8 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Daniel Meuser Republican · Representative 9 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
Roster: regenerated by scripts/refresh_officials.py (Senate XML + congress-legislators + current governors).
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152026 U.S. Senate
Neither Pennsylvania Senate seat is on the 2026 ballot. Your senators are still the people who vote on federal siting and tax policy — their records are in the delegation table above.
162026 U.S. House races in Pennsylvania (17)
A documented data-center record exists in 15 of 17 districts. A candidate with no badge colour has said nothing we could locate — that is a gap in the record, not a neutral position. ★ marks an incumbent.
| District | PVI | Incumbent | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | D+1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Brian Fitzpatrick ★ Bob Harvie |
| PA-2 | D+19 | Brendan Boyle | Brendan Boyle ★ Jessica Arriaga |
| PA-3 | D+40 | Dwight Evans | Chris Rabb Dennis Mahoney |
| PA-4 | D+8 | Madeleine Dean | Madeleine Dean ★ Aurora Stuski |
| PA-5 | D+15 | Mary Gay Scanlon | Mary Gay Scanlon ★ Nicholas Manganaro |
| PA-6 | D+6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Chrissy Houlahan ★ Marty Young |
| PA-7 | R+1 | Ryan Mackenzie | Ryan Mackenzie ★ Bob Brooks Andrew Tupone |
| PA-8 | R+4 | Rob Bresnahan | Rob Bresnahan ★ Paige Cognetti |
| PA-9 | R+19 | Dan Meuser | Dan Meuser ★ Rachel Wallace |
| PA-10 | R+3 | Scott Perry | Scott Perry ★ Janelle Stelson |
| PA-11 | R+11 | Lloyd Smucker | Lloyd Smucker ★ Nancy Mannion |
| PA-12 | D+10 | Summer Lee | Summer Lee ★ James Hayes |
| PA-13 | R+23 | John Joyce | John Joyce ★ Beth Farnham |
| PA-14 | R+17 | Guy Reschenthaler | Guy Reschenthaler ★ Alan Bradstock |
| PA-15 | R+19 | Glenn Thompson | Glenn Thompson ★ Ray Bilger |
| PA-16 | R+11 | Mike Kelly | Mike Kelly ★ Justin Wagner |
| PA-17 | D+3 | Chris Deluzio | Chris Deluzio ★ Tony Guy |
The documented records (15 districts)
PA-1
Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) · incumbent Mixed
Cosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act and Data Center Transparency Act, but initially voted for OBBBA which contained AI preemption provision.
- Cosponsored H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, directing states and PUCs to consider standards for connecting large-load customers so data centers, not families, cover new generation and transmission costs. (2026-07-22 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-11.
Recent mentions (1) — automated, not verified
Headlines that name this candidate and mention data centers or AI. Matched by a script, read by nobody. A mention is a lead, not a record — do not cite one as a position.
PA-4
Madeleine Dean (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-5
Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-6
Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-7
Ryan Mackenzie (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-8
Rob Bresnahan (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-9
Dan Meuser (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-10
Scott Perry (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-11
Lloyd Smucker (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-12
Summer Lee (Democratic) · incumbent Guardrails
Cosponsored the Data Center Community Impact Act requiring DOE to study effects on communities of color and low-income communities. Voted no on the Ratepayer Protection Act as too weak on pollution and health.
- Cosponsored H.R. 7858, the Data Center Community Impact Act. (2026-03-06 — source)
- One of three members to vote no on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417-3), saying it would not guarantee lower rates and “pays lip service to affordability talking points and doesn't address the water and noise pollution or the environmental and health concerns that continue to harass frontline communities that data centers are strategically placed in.” (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-13
John Joyce (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-14
Guy Reschenthaler (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-15
Glenn Thompson (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-16
Mike Kelly (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
PA-17
Chris Deluzio (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
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