THE MEASURE NOW HEADS TO THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED STATE SENATE LEGISLATION TO REGULATE DATA CENTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA. LIMIT THE IMPACT TO YOUR ELECTRIC BILLS ALSO PASSED IN THE STATE HOUSE TODAY. THE BILL REQUIRES DATA CENTERS TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS THEMSELVES AND USE AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF LOCAL CARBON FREE ENERGY SOURCES. THIS BILL WILL INCENTIVIZE DATA CENTERS TO BRING THEIR OWN ENERGY. IF THEY DO THAT, THAT’S GREAT. THEY BRING THEIR OWN GENERATION. THERE’S NO PROBLEM. IT WILL PUT PARAMETERS RELATIVE TO HOW MANY, HOW MUCH WATTAGE THEY USE WILL BE SPECIFIC TO WHAT THEY PAY. AND IT WON’T AFFECT REGULAR RATE PAYERS. THE BILL PASSED WITH DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT IN A NEARLY PARTY LINE VOTE. SEVERAL DATA CENTER PROJEC
Pennsylvania State House passes legislation to regulate data centers
Updated: 6:24 PM EDT Mar 24, 2026
Legislation to regulate data centers in Pennsylvania and limit the impact to your electric bills passed in the state house today. The bill requires data centers to pay for additional electricity infrastructure costs themselves and use an increasing amount of local carbon-free energy sources. “This bill will incentivize data centers to bring their own energy. If they do that, that’s great. They bring their own generation, there’s no problem. It will put parameters relative to how how much wattage they use will be specific to what they pay, and it won’t affect regular ratepayers,” said Representative Robert Matzie of Beaver County. The bill passed with democratic support in a nearly party-line vote. Several data center projects are either proposed or are already in the construction phase here in the Susquehanna Valley.
Legislation to regulate data centers in Pennsylvania and limit the impact to your electric bills passed in the senate today.
The bill requires data centers to pay for additional electricity infrastructure costs themselves and use an increasing amount of local carbon-free energy sources.
“This bill will incentivize data centers to bring their own energy. If they do that, that’s great. They bring their own generation, there’s no problem. It will put parameters relative to how how much wattage they use will be specific to what they pay, and it won’t affect regular ratepayers,” said Representative Robert Matzie of Beaver County.
The bill passed with democratic support in a nearly party-line vote.
Several data center projects are either proposed or are already in the construction phase here in the Susquehanna Valley.