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Pennsylvania leaders on both sides of the aisle are rejecting the idea of a data center moratorium as the issue churns on the campaign trail and in local communities.
“I don’t think a statewide moratorium is a possibility but giving local governments the ability to dictate the future of their own communities is really where the focus should be,” Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman said in an interview airing on NBC 10 at issue this weekend and in a new episode of Battleground Politics with Lauren Mayk.
Pittman pointed to transparency measures for data centers on power and water usage included in Pennsylvania’s latest budget and said Pennsylvania has to “continue to provide transparency and accountability.”
Pittman also referred to “speculative development” in communities that has caused concern.
“This has been a bit of a gold rush and I think there are developers out there who think they can make a quick and easy buck and so they’re trying to go into communities and sell a data center project that they themselves don’t understand,” he said.
Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order this summer that set guardrails for data center development and eliminated fast track permitting for data centers. But with midterm elections six weeks out, some politicians – as well as residents – have called for more, including a data center moratorium. Shapiro’s Republican opponent in the gubernatorial race, Treasurer Stacy Garrity, has called for a data center “pause.”
“We definitely wouldn’t be in a space for a moratorium,” said Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton in an interview this month, also airing on NBC 10 at issue on Sunday and in an episode of Battleground Politics with Lauren Mayk.
McClinton pointed to legislation that has passed out of the House regarding local control and energy use and referred to a balancing act.
“We want to see development, we want to see technology, we want to see jobs,” McClinton said. “But we don’t want to see our energy costs skyrocket, we don’t want to see anything bad happen in our community because of one entity using too much energy. So it’s a balancing act.”
Skill games and SEPTA funding
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are returning to Harrisburg next week with a little over two weeks remaining before a deadline to agree on a plan to regulate and tax so-called “games of skill” that a court ruled are slot machines. The games, which are found in some bars, corner stores and clubs, could be seized if no deal is reached.
McClinton said Democrats want to designate revenue derived from taxing the games for transit.Pittman said Senate Republicans had been prepared in concept to send the money to the general fund and that “we need to build the marketplace” and the framework first before having a conversation on how to use the revenue.
The issue of transit funding still looms in Harrisburg, with the two-year solution SEPTA used to bridge a budget deficit ending next summer.
Asked whether SEPTA – which faced calls for improvements on safety and fare evasion from lawmakers last year – has done enough to get additional funding, Pittman was complimentary of the system’s strides.
“I’ve seen a lot of improvement from SEPTA,” Pittman said, pointing specifically to improvements in crime and financials.
When it comes to funding, Pittman pointed to the continuation of the SEPTA special prosecutor, which can prosecute crimes on SEPTA and whose term expires at the end of the year, as a factor.
“The special prosecutor ensuring the safety and security of the network is tantamount and paramount in us continuing to fund SEPTA and transit across this state,” Pittman said.
McClinton said if Democrats win the Senate in the November election, they would change the way the current sales tax is divided to dedicate more funding to public transit.
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PA Senate Committee to Hear Weak Data Center Bill While Communities Call for Full Moratorium | -2 | 6 | 30-06-2026 |
| 2 | Board makes no decision as data center plan faces opposition in Plymouth Twp. | 0 | 7.52 | 06-08-2026 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania vs data centers: What's happening in Harrisburg? | 0 | 5 | 06-07-2026 |
| 4 | ‘Playing our community': Tensions rise over proposed King of Prussia data center | 0 | 10.32 | 22-07-2026 |
| 5 | Vineland data center fined $1.07 million for violating pollution law: Governor | 0 | 5.1 | 22-09-2026 |
| 6 | Center for Rural PA: Supporting Local Decision Making for Data Center Development | 0 | 2.88 | 30-07-2026 |
| 7 | Shapiro signs new executive order targeting data centers, 'The strictest in the nation' | 0 | 8.26 | 19-08-2026 |
| 8 | Politico узнала о планах Пентагона строить дата-центры | 0 | 9.59 | 27-07-2026 |
| 9 | Trump-backed industry 'completely blindsided' by growing revolt: report | 0 | 9.8 | 01-08-2026 |
| 10 | SEPTA unveils ‘ambitious' Accelerate plan aiming for best-in-class services | 0 | 11.86 | 22-09-2026 |