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September 16, 2026 | 2:47 PM

$10.5 billion data center campus proposed for 157 acres in Swatara Township

A 157-acre property in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, could soon become the site of a $10.5 billion data center campus that has drawn strong opposition from residents who worry about the project’s impact on their quality of life.

By Haley O'Brien/WITF

September 3, 2026 | 8:59 AM

Middlesex Township approves first phase of controversial PAX-1 data center project

Middlesex Township Supervisors voted Wednesday to approve the first phase of a controversial data center development following three hours of public comment and months of opposition from residents.

By Haley O'Brien/WITF

July 21, 2026 | 7:44 AM

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

Environmentalists say the one data center proposal that became law, an energy use reporting requirement, is not substantive.

By Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

June 17, 2026 | 5:47 PM

Pa. bills would tie data center tax break to transparency, sustainability

Data center developers would be required to pledge transparency in Pennsylvania communities where they want to build in order to get a sales tax break on computer equipment, under legislation aiming to prevent secrecy around the massive computing hubs.

By Peter Hall and Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

June 2, 2026 | 9:15 AM

Shapiro pitches data center incentives, not regulations, as budget deadline approaches

By Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

June 1, 2026 | 9:20 AM

Pa. Sen. Katie Muth introduces bill to prevent data centers from becoming public utilities

Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester) published a memorandum Thursday seeking cosponsors for a bill that would amend the Public Utility Code to prohibit data centers from obtaining a Certificate of Public Convenience and becoming utilities.

By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

January 12, 2026 | 4:45 PM

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$10.5 billion data center campus proposed for 157 acres in Swatara Township

Middlesex Township approves first phase of controversial PAX-1 data center project

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

Pa. bills would tie data center tax break to transparency, sustainability

Shapiro pitches data center incentives, not regulations, as budget deadline approaches

Pa. Sen. Katie Muth introduces bill to prevent data centers from becoming public utilities

‘A lot of areas’ in rural Pa. could house data centers for AI growth, Garrity says

Data center’s second phase expected to cost up to $2.5 billion in Lancaster County

Planners cancel data center hearing after Lancaster city mayor, zoning officer decline invite

Data centers’ water allotment to be 80% less than former printing plants in Lancaster city