A project near Carlisle was the 2nd largest out of 18 projects discussed at a major energy conference Tuesday attended by President Trump and Gov. Shapiro.

Lawmakers want to make the commonwealth more attractive to data center developers, and are proposing incentives and new regulations to lure them.

Blackstone (BX) plans to spend $25B to develop data centers and power plants in Pennsylvania, according to a media report published on Tuesday.

The Shapiro administration is slashing red tape and has given developers the green light so Pennsylvania will move at the “speed of business” and become a global competitor in AI. Not everyone is happy about it.

With bipartisan backing, the state is moving to accelerate development timelines and compete for next-generation investment across the energy and tech sectors.

The build out of new data centers could squeeze supply on the electric grid, driving up prices. Groups are calling for new regulations to make sure "large load users" pay their fair share.

Pennsylvania Data Center Partners, a leader in data center development within the Commonwealth, together with PowerHouse Data Centers, the fifth largest data center developer in the United States, announced plans for their first joint venture: a $15 billion project with three hyperscale data center campuses in Central Pennsylvania.

Artificial intelligence will be a main topic at an energy and innovation summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. But the growth of AI is likely to increase carbon emissions, making climate change worse.