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Developer buys former Springdale coal plant for a planned data center

Meghan Keely2025-12-04T10:41:08-05:00December 4th, 2025|

Developers have bought the former Cheswick Generating Station site in Springdale to construct a massive data center. The borough's council still needs to vote on the project's conditional use permit on Dec. 16

State Budget Passes — Includes RGGI Repeal and Permit Reform Provisions

Meghan Keely2025-11-12T18:03:35-05:00November 12th, 2025|

After a delay of more than four months, Governor Josh Shapiro has signed Pennsylvania’s $50.09 billion state budget into law, officially concluding the long budget impasse. The main appropriations bill, Senate Bill 160, passed with broad bipartisan support — 40-9 in the Senate and 156-47 in the House — and does not rely on any new revenue sources or transfers from the state’s Rainy-Day Fund.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is under assault – via budget negotiations

Meghan Keely2025-11-07T14:47:21-05:00November 7th, 2025|

The chair of the state House Environmental Committee makes the case to keep RGGI on the books – and out of budget talks.

PIOGA Approves Resolution to Become Sole, Controlling Member of the Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers Association

Meghan Keely2025-10-28T14:41:29-04:00October 27th, 2025|

The Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a resolution to become the sole, controlling member of the Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers Association, Inc. PIPP, a move that strengthens the unified voice of Pennsylvania’s oil and natural gas industry.

Data centers have to go somewhere, state utility chair says: This Week in Pennsylvania

Meghan Keely2025-10-23T13:44:04-04:00October 23rd, 2025|

The need for energy has never been higher in Pennsylvania, and there seems to be one culprit: data centers.

PJM Pursues Rule Change to Meet Data Center Surge. Critics Fear Gas Suppliers Could Benefit.

Meghan Keely2025-10-16T09:25:46-04:00October 16th, 2025|

PJM is racing to craft new rules to meet surging data center demand through a fast-track process, one that could reshape the grid if federal regulators sign off.

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