State briefing

Pennsylvania: data centers & your electric bill

The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for Pennsylvania, from the free GridWatch toolkit.

98tracked data center facilities
2.5 TWhestimated annual DC electricity
17.1¢residential rate per kWh
310grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: low

Your regulator

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissionwebsite · file a complaint

Known data center campuses in Pennsylvania

OperatorLocationTenantFiling 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
CoreWeaveLancasterNoneMostly TENANT in partners' buildings: Core Scientific, Chirisa/Bulk, Flexential, Lincoln, TierPoint, Digital Realty, DataBank, Switch, Galaxy, Applied Digital

State municipal league: Pennsylvania Municipal League

A data center was proposed near you?

The free toolkit walks you through it in five steps: who's really behind the LLC, what it costs your community, what to do this week, and a downloadable action pack — speech, letters, flyer, and CBA targets included.

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