AI data centre regulation in Pennsylvania now begins with a signature. Before the state will so much as open a developer’s permit file, that developer has to sign a contract accepting a fixed set of conditions and the penalties for breaking them, and persuade the town that has to live with the building to say yes.
Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05 in the US state’s capital, Harrisburg, on Tuesday. It directs the Department of Environmental Protection to review permit applications from proposed data centres only where the developer has committed to the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Requirements…
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