Lawmakers up transparency for data centers, leave $2B tax exemption untouched in Pa. budget

This article was originally published by Spotlight PA. HARRISBURG — Despite a flurry of proposals to regulate data centers in the months leading up to this year’s state budget deadline, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed only one related measure as part of this month’s $50.8 billion deal. It mandates data centers using more than 10 MW of electricity annually to disclose their energy and water usage. Environmental advocates said the change, which covers most of the new data centers planned for the sta...