2 PA GOP Senators Defect to the Dark Side of Anti-Data Center
Although there are legitimate concerns over data centers locating in populated communities (noise, water use, etc.), make no mistake: The anti-data center movement is nothing more than the anti-fracking movement in new clothes (see More Evidence that PA’s Anti-Frackers are Now Anti-Data Center). Unfortunately, some Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are getting sucked (and suckered) into supporting the anti-data center movement. Two Republican State Senators have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill that would slap a three-year moratorium (might as well say a permanent ban) on AI data centers in the Keystone State.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)
